WorksheetsWe BeLung together
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Your ___________ work with your respiratory system to allow you to take in fresh air, get rid of stale air, and even talk.
Your lungs are in your _______________.
Chest
Head
Toes
Sometimes we take our lungs for granted. Your body has a natural defense system that keeps _________ away.
Bed bugs
Dirt and germs
Disease
Cells
Smoking can cause fatal diseases such as __________
Pneumonia
Emphysema
Lung cancer
Diabetes
All of the above
Smoking causes ____ of deaths from lung cancer and 83% of deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
10%
84%
100%
60%
What is the trachea (say: TRAY-kee-uh), or windpipe?
At the bottom of the trachea or windpipe, there are two large tubes. These tubes are called the main stem bronchi (say: BRONG-kye). Which picture show the stem bronchi?
The tiniest tubes are called bronchioles (say: BRONG-kee-oles), and there are about 30,000 of them in each lung. Each bronchiole is about the same thickness as a _________________.
Beneath the lungs is the diaphragm (say: DY-uh-fram).
The air that you breathe out not only contains wastes and carbon dioxide, but it's cold too!
