RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Flashcards

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THE ___________ TAKES IN OXYGEN FROM THE AIR THAT YOU BREATH

A

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO

A

UPPER AND LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACTS

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UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT CONSISTS OF:

A

NOSE , PHARYNX, LARYNX, AND TRACHEA

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LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT CONSISTS OF:

A

BRONCHI AND LUNGS

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THE BODY NEEDS _______ TO PRODUCE _______

A

OXYGEN
CARBON DIOXIDE

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THE ______ CLOSES OFF THE LARYNX SO THAT FOOD AND LIQUID ARE DIRECTED INTO THE ESOPHAGUS

A

EPIGLOTTIS

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AIR PASSES FROM THE LARYNX TO THE ______ OR ________

A

TRACHEA OR WINDPIPE

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A SMALL LEAF SHAPED FLAP OF CARTILAGE

A

EPIGLOTISS

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IS COMPOSED OF SMOOOTH MUSCLE THAT IS EMBEDDED WITH RINGS OF CARTILAGE

A

TRACHEA

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THE TRACHEA DIVIDES INTO TWO BRANCHES CALLED _________

A

BRONCHI

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EACH LUNG IS ENCLOSED IN A SARAN-WRAP LIKE STRUCTURE CALLED THE _________

A

PLEURA

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AT THE END OF THE BRONCHIAL TREE, THERE IS A CLUSTER OF VERY SMALL GRAPELIKE AIR SACS CALLED ___________

A

ALVEOLI

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YOUR DIAPHRAGM LIES _____ THE LUNGS

A

BELOW

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DURING INHALATION, THE DIAPHRAGM ________

A

DESCENDS

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DURING EXHALATION , THE DIAPHRAGM _______

A

ASCENDS

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