Chapter 10.4

Question 1

Which body system supplies the body with oxygen and clears it of carbon dioxide?

Answer 1

Respiratory system

Question 2

What large, spongy organs located inside the thoracic cavity are the primary organs of the respiratory system?

Answer 2

Lungs

Question 3

What is the term for the process of breathing (inhaling and exhaling)?

Answer 3

External respiration

Question 4

What is the term for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood cells and tissue cells?

Answer 4

Internal respiration

Question 5

Where is the air warmed, moistened, and filtered as it enters the body?

Answer 5

Nasal cavity

Question 6

What is the scientific term for the windpipe?

Answer 6

Trachea

Question 7

What is the term for the two branches of the trachea?

Answer 7

Bronchi

Question 8

What are the two divisions of the bronchi?

Answer 8

Secondary bronchi

Question 9

What are the smaller tubes that branch from the secondary bronchi?

Answer 9

Bronchioles

Question 10

What are the small sac-like structures at the end of bronchioles?

Answer 10

Alveoli

Question 11

What is the disease characterized by inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes usually caused by smoking or infection?

Answer 11

Bronchitis

Question 12

What is a bacterial or viral infection of the lung linings?

Answer 12

Pneumonia

Question 13

What is an allergic condition characterized by spasms of the bronchial tube muscles?

Answer 13

Bronchial asthma

Question 14

What is the double membrane lining of the rib cage that provides lubrication for the lungs?

Answer 14

Pleura

Question 15

What is the movable floor of the thoracic cavity that is a thick sheet of muscle that separates the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity?

Answer 15

Diaphragm

Question 16

What is the scientific term for the voice box?

Answer 16

Larynx

Question 17

What is the process of air rushing in to equalize the pressure in the lungs?

Answer 17

Inhalation

Question 18

What is the process of air rushing out to equalize the pressure of the lungs?

Answer 18

Exhalation

Question 19

What region of the brain controls breathing?

Answer 19

Medulla oblongata

Question 20

What is the maximum volume a person can inhale and exhale?

Answer 20

Vital capacity

Question 21

What is the normal amount of air inhaled and exhaled?

Answer 21

Tidal volume

Question 22

What is the most common respiratory disease?

Answer 22

Common cold

Question 23

What respiratory disease is caused by viruses that infect the respiratory system?

Answer 23

Influenza