Lungs

Question 1

what body system allows a person to inhale/ exhale oxygen into the blood stream and get ride of waste carbon dioxdide from the lungs

Answer 1

Respiratory system

Question 2

anything that has to do with the 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 that allows the air your breathe to become humid

Answer 5

nasal cavity

Question 6

its a job 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 tube leading food from mouth to stomach; food tube

Answer 10

esophagus

Question 11

a fancy word for windpipe

Answer 11

trachea

Question 12

two tubes leading from trachea tot he lungs

Answer 12

bronchi

Question 13

smallest airway tubes connecting bronchi to alveoli

Answer 13

bronchioles

Question 14

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

Answer 14

alveoli

Question 15

which side of the lungs have 3 lobes

Answer 15

right lung

Question 15

which side of the lungs have 2 lobes

Answer 15

left lung

Question 16

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

Answer 16

alveoli

Question 17

it’s a microscope hair like structure whose job is to trap dirt and germs

Answer 17

cilia

Question 18

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

Answer 18

phlegm

Question 18

smallest blood vessel; a blood vessel where o2 and co2 gas are exchanged

Answer 18

capillaries

Question 19

blood vessels carrying blood away from the heart