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 lung

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 you breathe to become humid

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

Epiglotttis

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 14

which side of the lung has 3 lobes

Answer 14

right lung

Question 15

which side of the lung has 2 lobes

Answer 15

left lung

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Diaphragm

Question 17

its a microscopic hairlike 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 from drying out, has antibodies that kill bacteria in the air.

Answer 18

phlegm

Question 19

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

Answer 19

capillaries

Question 20

Blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart

Answer 20

artery

Question 21

blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart.

Answer 21

vein

Question 22

inflammation of the mucous membranes that lines the bronchial tubes

Answer 22

bronchitis

Question 23

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

Answer 23

pheumonia

Question 24

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

Answer 24

asthma

Question 25

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

Answer 25

emphysema

Question 26

bacterial infection that affects lungs. contagious, spread through air

Answer 26

tuberculosis

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Panic attack

Question 28

hereditary disease that causes mucus membranes to produce too much mucus

Answer 28

cystic fibrosis