11.1/11.3 Kahoot - Respiratory System & Disorders Flashcards
External respiration
Exchange of O2 and CO2 in lungs and blood
How is gas exchange performed?
diffusion
Water-dwelling organisms can have one of two types of respiratory surfaces. Which ones?
Skin or gills
What is internal respiration?
Exchange of gasses between tissues and blood
What is cellular respiration?
The process of converting nutrients into usable energy
Where does cellular respiration occur?
mitochondria
Respiratory surfaces must be
- large
- moist
- thin
What is the structure of the tracheal system in insects?
Extensive system of tubes that branch throughout the body
what animal can use its cloaca for breathing?
turtles
What is the function of nasal passages?
- heat the air
- clean the air
- moisten the air
The throat is called the
Pharynx
The tube leading to the lungs:
trachea
The tube leading to the lungs:
trachea
If you removed the laynx, a person would be unable to …
speak
How many lung lobes does the left lung have?
2
How many lung lobes does the right lung have?
3
How many lung lobes does the right lung have?
3
Why does the left lung only have 2 lobes?
Because it has to give space to the heart
What is the function of pleural membranes ?
reduce friction when breathing
Approximately how many alveoli are in your lungs ?
500 Million
First tube to branch off of the trachea
bronchus/bronchi
Smaller branches off of bronchi
bronchioles
What controls respration rate?
nervous system
What two muscles control your breathing?
Diaphragm & intercostal muscles
During inhalation the diaphragm ___ and the expiratory muscles such as the external intercostals muscles ____
Contracts; contract
On exhalation the diaphragm
Relaxes
When the diaphragm contracts, we inhale because ……..
pressure in thorax decreases
For adults, the average respiration rate is:
12-20 breaths per minute