Respiratory and Circulatory System

Question 1

A process that delivers oxygen to where it is needed in the body
and removes carbon dioxide

Answer 1

BREATHING

Question 2

It makes up one of the largest
organs in your body and in charge when it comes to breathing

Answer 2

LUNGS

Question 3

It is used to inhale and
exhale

Answer 3

NOSE

Question 4

Noses has two holes called ________ which air passes

Answer 4

NOSTRILS

Question 5

Tiny hairs that act like a
filter to catch dust and other small particles in the air we breathe

Answer 5

CILIA

Question 6

It is used to breathe when we need more air than what can be taken in
through the nostrils

Answer 6

MOUTH

Question 7

Where is the pharynx located?

Answer 7

behind the nose and mouth.

Question 8

What systems is the pharynx part of?

Answer 8

The respiratory and digestive systems.

Question 9

What passes through the pharynx?

Answer 9

Both food and air.

Question 10

What tissues line the pharynx?

Answer 10

Tonsils.

Question 11

What happens to respiration when swallowing?

Answer 11

Respiration is interrupted.

Question 12

What is another name for the larynx?

Answer 12

“voice box.”

Question 13

What does the larynx have?

Answer 13

The vocal cords and muscles for producing sounds.

Question 14

A cartilage at the top of the larynx.

Answer 14

Epiglottis

Question 15

What is the function of the epiglottis?

Answer 15

It closes to prevent the passage of food or liquids.

Question 16

What is another name for the trachea?

Answer 16

The windpipe.

Question 17

What is the function of the ciliated cells lining the trachea?

Answer 17

To push particles out.

Question 18

What protects the trachea against pressure when breathing?

Answer 18

Cartilage rings.

Question 19

Into how many tubes does the end of the trachea split?

Answer 19

Two tubes.

Question 20

What are the tubes that the trachea splits into called?

Answer 20

Bronchi.

Question 21

What are the thin-walled branches of the bronchi called?

Answer 21

Bronchioles.

Question 22

Where do the bronchioles lead to?

Answer 22

Air sacs called alveoli.

Question 23

Where does most of the gas exchange happen in the respiratory system?

Answer 23

In the alveoli.

Question 24

What is the most essential organ for respiration?

Answer 24

The lungs.

Question 25

What do the lungs excrete into the air?

Answer 25

Carbon dioxide.

Question 26

What is the main function of the lungs?

Answer 26

To transfer oxygen into the bloodstream and excrete carbon dioxide into the air.

Question 27

What do the lungs consist of?

Answer 27

A cluster of bronchioles and alveoli, blood vessels, and elastic tissue.

Question 28

What are the processes of taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide called?

Answer 28

Inhalation and exhalation

Question 29

Which muscles help you breathe?

Answer 29

The diaphragm and intercostal muscles

Question 30

Where is the diaphragm located?

Answer 30

Below the lungs

Question 31

What shape is the diaphragm?

Answer 31

Parachute-shaped

Question 32

What does the diaphragm divide?

Answer 32

The chest cavity from the abdomen

Question 33

Where are the intercostal muscles located?

Answer 33

Between the ribs

Question 34

What is another name for inhalation?

Answer 34

Inspiration

Question 35

What is another name for exhalation?

Answer 35

Expiration