LO2 Respiratory System

Question 1

diaphragm

Answer 1

assists with breathing

Question 2

trachea

Answer 2

allows passage of inspired and expired air into and out of the lung

Question 3

bronchioles

Answer 3

carries air into small sacs in your lungs called alveoli

Question 4

heart

Answer 4

sends blood throughout our bodies carrying oxygen to every cell

Question 5

bronchus

Answer 5

two large tubes that carry air from your windpipe to your lungs

Question 6

pleural

Answer 6

a thin layer of tissue that lowers the lungs and lines the interior wall of the chest cavity

Question 7

larynx (voice box)

Answer 7

protects the lower respiratory tract from aspiring food into the trachea while breathing

Question 8

intercostal muscles

Answer 8

the muscles between the ribs that normally tighten and pull the rib cage up

Question 9

epiglottis

Answer 9

allows air to pass into the larynx and lungs. it protects your ability to breathe by protecting your larynx

Question 10

alveoli

Answer 10

air sacs where gas exchange takes place

Question 11

what is inspiration and expiration?

Answer 11

inspiration is how we breathe in
expiration is how we breathe out