Respiratory system

Question 1

What system is a set of organs that allows an organism to exchange gases throughout the body.

Answer 1

Respiratory system

Question 2

1. Nose
2. Nasal Cavity
3. Pharynx
4. Larynx

Answer 2

Upper Respiratory tract

Question 3

1. Trachea
2. Bronchi
3. Bronchioles
4. Alveoli
5. Lungs

Answer 3

Lower Respiratory tract

Question 4

The ___ Filters air using hair like ___

Answer 4

1. Nose and Nasal cavity
2. Cilia

Question 5

The ___ moistens the air in the
chambers called ___

Answer 5

1. Nose and Nasal cavity
2. Sinuses

Question 6

Known as throat

Answer 6

Pharynx

Question 7

Closes airway when swallowing food

Answer 7

Epiglottis

Question 8

Known as voice box and produces sound

Answer 8

Larynx

Question 9

What part is the passageway of air to the lower Respiratory tract

Answer 9

Larynx

Question 10

Known as windpipe and is made of flexible cartilage (soft bone tissue) to make it open and rigid

Answer 10

Trachea

Question 11

Extension of trachea that divides leads to lungs

Answer 11

Bronchi

Question 12

Each bronchus will branch out to more ____ then ending as air sacs

Answer 12

Bronchioles

Question 13

Known as the air sacs

Answer 13

Alveoli

Question 14

Site of Respiration and gas exchange via diffusion

Answer 14

Alveoli

Question 15

Pair of organs that contain bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli

Answer 15

Lungs

Question 16

Dome like muscle that enables body to inhale and exhale

Answer 16

Diaphragm

Question 17

Mechanical movement of air towards lungs

Answer 17

breathing

Question 18

Diaphragm contracts and rib cage expands

Answer 18

inhalation

Question 19

Diaphragm relaxes and rib cage lowers down

Answer 19

exhalation

Question 20

Respiration is classified into __

Answer 20

2

Question 21

type of respiration

Gas exchange between atmosphere and blood

Answer 21

External

Question 22

type of respiration

Gas exchange between blood and body cells

Answer 22

Internal

Question 23

pathway of oxygen to the lungs

Answer 23

nose-pharynx-larynx-trachea-bronchus-bronchiole-alveolus

Question 24

pathway of oxygen from the lungs to body tissues

Answer 24

alveoli-RBC-bloodstream-tissues

Question 25

movement of both oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body is accomplished by ____

Answer 25

diffusion

Question 26

Involves Diaphragm and Nose

Answer 26

breathing

Question 27

type of respiration

Involves Alveoli

Answer 27

External Respiration

Question 28

type of respiration

when the cells themselves are using the oxygen to break down their food nutrient and produce energy.

Answer 28

Cellular Respiration

Question 29

disease

a disease caused by pathogens such as viruses (adenovirus, rhinovirus, influenza) these viruses enter mucous membranes (eyes, mouth, nose) and spread through respiratory sections

Answer 29

common cold (sneezing, runny nose, cough, nasal congestion)

Question 30

disease

virus that can cause inflammation of lungs and damage of respiratory cells, can also lead to other infections because respiratory system is weakened by virus

Answer 30

Influenza/flu

Question 31

disease

Chronic lung disease that disrupts airflow causing difficulty breathing, caused by: inflammation, too much mucus in airways, tightening of muscles in airways, cannot be cured but can be MANAGED

Answer 31

Asthma

Question 32

disease

deadly infectious disease caused by bacteria, viruses, and chemical irritants entering lungs, and filling alveoli with pus. Patients have difficulty breathing. Is usually treated with antibiotics and can be resolved by body naturally

Answer 32

Pneumonia

Question 33

disease

Caused by Mycobacterium ___, which usually targets lungs and is transmitted through air

Answer 33

Tuberculosis

Question 34

disease

Growth of abnormally mutated cells that have been out of control. Deadliest kind of cancer, caused by smoking, secondhand smoke, and exposure to toxic gas.

Answer 34

Lung cancer