Respiratory System

When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 

• air/oxygen
• oxygen/carbon dioxide 
• carbon dioxide/waste 
• waste/air 

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

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What is the function of the bronchi?

• Transport air from nose to lungs
• Transport air from trachea to lungs
• Transport air from lungs to alveoli
• Transport air from alveoli to blood

The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place

• bronchi
• lungs
• oxygen
• alveoli

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Within the lungs, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs between the ___ and the capillaries. 

• trachea 
• bronchi 
• alveoli
• diaphragm

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

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

• Pharynx

• Trachea

• Epiglottis

What type of cells carry oxygen in the blood?

• red blood cells

• white blood cells

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen and get rid of CO2 (carbon dioxide).

• respiratory

• digestive

• muscular

• skeletal

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

A chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea

• pharynx
• trachea
• epiglottis
• larynx

How is carbon dioxide released from the body? 

• When we exhale
• When we urinate
• When we sweat
• When we inhale

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

cleans, moistens, and warms the air

• trachea
• larynx
• nasal passage
• windpipe