Lung Structure and Function Quiz

When air enters the lungs, bringing oxygen into the body

When air leaves the lungs, removing carbon dioxide from the body

Also called the windpipe - the tube that carried air from the nose and mouth down towards the lungs

Two large tubes branching off from the trachea, one going into each lung

Smaller branches of the bronchi, carrying air deep into the lungs

Tiny air sacs at the end of bronchioles where gas exchange happens

A dome-shaped muscle under the lungs that moves down when you inhale and up when you exhale

The gas taken into the lungs during inhalation

The waste product gas exhaled out of the lungs

Bones that protect the lungs and help with breathing by moving in and out