Resperation system Flashcards
Name the muscles between the muscles between the ribs
The intercostal muscles
The name of the system where oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide leaves is The Respiration System- True or false?
True.
The sheet of muscle at the base of the thorax
Diaphragm
When inhaling the pressure inside the thorax
Decreases
The other name for the wind pipe
Trachea
The bones surrounding the lungs are called the
Ribs
The bronchi branch into
Smaller conducting tubes
The area of the body that contains the ribs, lungs and entire system is called
Larynx
The gas that diffuses into the blood from the lungs is the
Oxygen
The ribs move ____ and ___ when we breathe out.
The ribs move DOWN and IN when we breathe out.
The __________ relaxes and returns to a dome shape when we breathe out
The DIAPHRAGM relaxes and returns to a dome shape when we breathe out
There are ______ rings lining the wind pipe
There are TRACHEA rings lining the wind pipe
Exhaling causes an increase in _______ inside the lungs
Exhaling causes an increase in PRESSURE inside the lungs
The ribs move downwards and inwards when we breathe out - True or false?
True
Carbon dioxide is breathed in the lungs- true or false?
False