Key words

Question 1

Asthma

Answer 1

condition which causes shortness of breath and coughing; affects adults and children. Caused by inflammation of bronchi tubes which carry air in and out of lungs

Question 2

Bronchi

Answer 2

left and right bronchi carry air to lungs. air travels from mouth/nose to larynx then trachea which takes it to bronchi

Question 3

Bronchioles

Answer 3

Bronchi branch out into smaller passageways to lungs. At the end there are air sacs called alveoli

Question 4

Cystic Fibrosis

Answer 4

genetic condition causes lungs and digestive system to become clogged with mucus; causes difficulty breathing and digesting food

Question 5

larynx

Answer 5

voice box made up of cartilage; connects pharynx to trachea. consists of three parts; supraglottis, glottis and subglottis. main functions=protect trachea whilst swallowing, enable air to reach lungs, enable sounds to be produced

Question 6

Peak flow

Answer 6

amount of and rate which air is breathed in/out during respiration process

Question 7

spirometre

Answer 7

test that measures how well lungs work by measuring how much air is inhaled/exhaled

Question 8

trachea

Answer 8

windpipe, connects mouth and nose to lungs. air passes through trachea when inhaled/exhaled