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

Respiratory 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

Nasal cavityThis area of the mouth that allows the air

Answer 5

Nasal Cavity

Question 6

It’s 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 you breathe

Answer 8

Epiglottis

Question 9

A fancy name for throat; cavity behind your mouth.

Answer 9

Pharynx

Question 10

Long tubes 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 Alveoli

Answer 14

Alveoli

Question 15

Which side of the lungs has 3 lobes

Answer 15

Right lung

Question 16

Which side of the lung 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

It’s 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,ha 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