RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Flashcards
THE ___________ TAKES IN OXYGEN FROM THE AIR THAT YOU BREATH
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO
UPPER AND LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACTS
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT CONSISTS OF:
NOSE , PHARYNX, LARYNX, AND TRACHEA
LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT CONSISTS OF:
BRONCHI AND LUNGS
THE BODY NEEDS _______ TO PRODUCE _______
OXYGEN
CARBON DIOXIDE
THE ______ CLOSES OFF THE LARYNX SO THAT FOOD AND LIQUID ARE DIRECTED INTO THE ESOPHAGUS
EPIGLOTTIS
AIR PASSES FROM THE LARYNX TO THE ______ OR ________
TRACHEA OR WINDPIPE
A SMALL LEAF SHAPED FLAP OF CARTILAGE
EPIGLOTISS
IS COMPOSED OF SMOOOTH MUSCLE THAT IS EMBEDDED WITH RINGS OF CARTILAGE
TRACHEA
THE TRACHEA DIVIDES INTO TWO BRANCHES CALLED _________
BRONCHI
EACH LUNG IS ENCLOSED IN A SARAN-WRAP LIKE STRUCTURE CALLED THE _________
PLEURA
AT THE END OF THE BRONCHIAL TREE, THERE IS A CLUSTER OF VERY SMALL GRAPELIKE AIR SACS CALLED ___________
ALVEOLI
YOUR DIAPHRAGM LIES _____ THE LUNGS
BELOW
DURING INHALATION, THE DIAPHRAGM ________
DESCENDS
DURING EXHALATION , THE DIAPHRAGM _______
ASCENDS