Respiratory Diseases and Disorders

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

• Nasal cavity

• Bronchi

• Mouth cavity

• Larynx

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

• Lungs

• Diaphragm

• Pharynx

• Larynx

Caused by inhaling tar in cigarrette smoke

• Bronchitis

• Lung cancer

• Asthma

• Respiratory infections

Alveoli increase the surface area in the lungs to allow...

• More nutrients to be absorbed

• You to breathe faster

• You to breathe slower

• More O2 and CO2 to exchange

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

After the nose, air passes into the

• larynx

• pharynx

• bronchi

• bronchioles

The "windpipe" is known as the

• alveoli

• esophagus

• trachea

• bronchi

A small flap of tissue that covers the trachea is called the

• bronchi

• larynx

• pharynx

• epiglottis

Tiny hairs that move particles in the nose are called

• mucus

• vocal cords

• cilia

• flagella

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Where would you find cilia?

• nose and alveoli

• bronchioles and mouth

• trachea and nose

• all of the above

Name 3 disorders of the respiratory system.

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