33.3: The Respiratory System

Question 1

pharynx

Answer 1

tube at the back of the mouth that serves as a passageway for both air and food; also called the throat

Question 2

trachea

Answer 2

tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi; also called the windpipe

Question 3

larynx

Answer 3

structure in the throat that contains the vocal cords

Question 4

bronchus

Answer 4

one of two large tubes in the chest cavity that leads from the trachea to the lungs

Question 5

alveolus

Answer 5

one of many tiny air sacs at the end of a bronchiole in the lungs that provide surface area for gas exchange to occur

Question 6

diaphragm

Answer 6

large flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that helps with breathing