Respiratory system

Question 1

What does the nasal cavity do?

Answer 1

1. filters
2. warms
3. moistens air before it goes to lungs

Question 2

What is the function of the trachea?

Answer 2

Carries air from nasal cavity to lungs
C shaped cartilage rings keep it open

Question 3

Pleural membrane

Answer 3

Thin layers that reduce friction between the lungs and the inside of the chest wall

Question 4

Lungs

Answer 4

Organ- provides pathway to allow oxygen into the body and remove CO2 from the body

Question 5

Bronchi

Answer 5

Carries air fromtrachea into bronchioles- 2 branches - left ( enters left lung)and right bronchi ( enters right lung)

Question 6

Rib

Answer 6

1. Specialised bones
2. protects organs in chest
3. assists in respiration by pulling the lungs up
   4.provides support for upper body

Question 7

Intercostal muscle

Answer 7

Muscles that assist inhalation and exhalation by moving ribs up and down

Question 8

Alveoli

Answer 8

where gas exchange occurs

Question 9

Diaphragm

Answer 9

Big muscle
Inhalation- contracts-flattens- moves down chest cavity bigger
Exhalation- relaxes-moves up, chest cavity smaller

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Alveoli features

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Question 15

What is diffusion?

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Diagram gas exchange

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Question 17

What is gas exchange?

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Diagram:

Question 18

Label respiratory system

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Question 19

Study the respiratory system

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Symptoms of asthma

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Question 27

What are the differences in the bronchi for a non-asthmatic, asthmatic and severe asthmatic?

Answer 27

State the changes

Question 28

How does the air flow change from a non-asthmatic to an asthmatic?

Answer 28

Asthmatic- hard
Non asthmatic- easy