Lungs

Question 1

What body system allows a person to inhale/exhale to move (oxygen; O2) into the bloodstream and get rid of waste (gas; carbon dioxide; CO2) from the lungs?

Answer 1

Respirtatory system

Question 2

anything that has to do with lungs is called a what?

Answer 2

pulmonary

Question 3

what do you call a thin tissue that covers the outside part of the lungs

Answer 3

pleura

Question 4

name an organ that allows oxygen (air) to enter your body

Answer 4

nose

Question 5

this area of the mouth allows the air you breathe to become humid

Answer 5

Nasal cavity

Question 6

its job is to receive food, breathing, speaking

Answer 6

oral cavity

Question 7

a fancy name for voice box

Answer 7

larynx

Question 8

an open/close flap; prevents food from entering as your breathe

Answer 8

epiglottis

Question 9

a fancy name for throat: cavity behind your mouth

Answer 9

pharynx

Question 10

long tube leading food from mouth to stomach; food tube

Answer 10

esophagus

Question 11

a fancy name for windpipe

Answer 11

trachea

Question 12

two tubes leading from trachea to the lungs

Answer 12

bronchi

Question 13

smallest airway tubes connecting bronchi to alveoli

Answer 13

bronchioles

Question 14

very small air sacs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place

Answer 14

alveoli

Question 15

which side of the lungs has 3 lobes

Answer 15

right lung

Question 16

which side of the lungs has 2 lobes

Answer 16

left lung

Question 17

a muscle that helps you inhale and exhale, located beneath your lungs and heart

Answer 17

diaphragm

Question 18

its a microscopic hairlike structure whose job is to trap dirt and germs

Answer 18

cilia

Question 19

a special type of mucus found in the lungs and throat; keeps throat and nose from drying out, has antibodies that kill bacteria in the air

Answer 19

phlegm

Question 20

smallest blood vessel; a blood vessel where O2 and CO2 gas are exchanged

Answer 20

capillaries

Question 21

blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart

Answer 21

artery

Question 22

blood vessel carrying blood toward the heart

Answer 22

vein

Question 23

inflammation of the mucous membranes that lines the bronchial tubes

Answer 23

bronchitis

Question 24

inflammation of the air sacs in the lungs caused by bacterial infection

Answer 24

pneumonia

Question 25

chronic disorder/inflammation and narrowing of the bronchial tubes with spasm

Answer 25

asthma

Question 26

chronic respiratory disorder caused by the destruction of lung tissue and air sacs are lost

Answer 26

emphysema

Question 27

bacterial infection that affects lungs. contagious, spread through air

Answer 27

tuberculosis

Question 28

intense fear leading to sweating, hyperventilation, racing heart, fear of dead

Answer 28

panic attack

Question 29

hereditary disease that causes mucus membranes to produce too much mucus

Answer 29

cystic fibrosis