Respiratory System Vocabulary

Flap of tissue that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing

• Pharynx

• Trachea

• Epiglottis

The process of taking air into the lungs (inhalation) and the process of breathing it out (exhalation).

• respiration

• digestion

• ingestion

• falling

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

A system of chambers through which air passes from the nostrils to the pharynx.

• heart

• ears

• eyes

• nose/nasal cavity

Windpipe; series of cartilaginous rings through which inhaled air moves from the larynx to the bronchi.

• femur

• trachea

• larynx

• masseter

Tiny air sacs in the lungs that are the site of gas exchange with capillaries.

• epiglottis

• alveoli

• trachea

• cilia

microscopic air sacs at ends of bronchioles

• bronchi

• capillaries

• larynx

• alveoli

Passage way that moistens the air and has hairs to trap dust and particles

• Nasal cavity

• Bronchi

• Mouth cavity

• Larynx

Made up of spongy, elastic tissue that stretches as you breathe

• Alveoli

• Lungs

• Nasal Cavity

• Pharynx

This is the airway that has two pairs of vocal chords attached to it

• Lungs

• Diaphragm

• Pharynx

• Larynx

These are the two two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)

• bronchi

• alveoli

• capillaries

• bronchioles