Breathing And Respiration Flashcards
What is the PROCESS of respiration?
The process of glucose and oxygen reacting in cells to produce energy
What is respiration?
How we get the energy wee need
What are organ systems?
A collection of organs that work together in the digestive system
What is aerobic?
With oxygen
What is the circulatory system?
Carried the small soluble food molecules and oxygen to every cell in our body and gets rid of any unwanted waste
What is the respiratory system?
Oxygen is taken in via the lungs and carbon dioxide is removed
The oxygen is them absorbed into the blood stream, travels to the heart and is then pumped around the rest of the body
Why do we need energy?
- Movement (muscle contractions)
- Nervous impulses
- Temperature regulation (keeping our body at 37•
What are small air sacks called?
Alveoli
What is alveoli?
Air sacks at the end on he bronchioles
Where are the lungs located?
The thorax
What are the lungs protected by?
Rib cage
What is the thorax?
Upper part of body
What is the abdomen?
Lower part of the body
What is the trachea?
Where air flows through
What is the cartilage?
Keeps airways open