Respiratory System

Question 1

What is the primary function of the respiratory system?

Answer 1

Provides oxygen needed for body and removes carbon dioxide. This process is called gas exchange.

Question 2

What is considered to be a normal breathing rate?

Answer 2

Approximately 15 breaths per minute

Question 3

What is the path the air takes through the organs in your respiratory system?

Answer 3

Mouth / nose, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli

Question 4

What two parts of the respiratory system have epithelial cells that produce mucus and have cilia?

Answer 4

Bronchi and trachea

Question 5

What does mucus and Cilia help with?

Answer 5

They help to move foreign particles out of the respiratory system.

Question 6

What are cilia?

Answer 6

Tiny hairs that help filter dirt and unwanted materials

Question 7

The trachea is supported by a ring of what?

Answer 7

Cartilage

Question 8

What does the cartilage surrounding the trachea help with?

Answer 8

It helps keep your airway open and allows air to flow freely

Question 9

What is an alveolus?

Answer 9

A tiny air sac that is surrounded by a network of capillaries

Question 10

True or false: the alveolus and capillaries have very thin walls to allow for oxygen and carbon dioxide to easily diffuse through them.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What organ system helps bring blood to the lungs?

Answer 11

The circulatory system

Question 12

What is gas exchange?

Answer 12

When carbon dioxide diffuses out of the blood and oxygen diffuses in.

Question 13

What is breathing?

Answer 13

The process of moving air in and out of our lungs

Question 14

What muscle contracts and relaxes to help us breathe?

Answer 14

The diaphragm

Question 15

Is breathing voluntary or involuntary?

Answer 15

It is involuntary, but can be temporarily overrided

Question 16

True or false: are breathing is controlled by a part of the brain that detects the concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

What will happen to our breathing if we have too much carbon dioxide in our blood?

Answer 17

Your breathing will increase to allow more oxygen to come in and more carbon dioxide to come out

Question 18

How does your body prevent food from going into your lungs

Answer 18

The epiglottis covers the trachea when you swallow

Question 19

What are hiccups

Answer 19

Muscles of the diaphragm suddenly contracting. Air rushes into the mouth and the pharynx causing the epiglottis to snapshot. This is what causes the hiccup sound.

Question 20

What are some causes of hiccups

Answer 20

Alcohol, bloated stomach, eating too fast, hot or fizzy drinks, swallowing air

Question 21

How does an animal’s respiratory system depend on its circulatory system

Answer 21

The circulatory system carries oxygen and carbon dioxide that are exchanged by the respiratory system

Question 22

Explain the difference between breathing and gas exchange

Answer 22

Everything is the intake and output of air. Gas exchange involves the diffusion of oxygen into the blood and the diffusion of carbon dioxide out of the blood

Question 23

Describe the similarities and differences between the respiratory system of humans and fish

Answer 23

Both humans and Fish Exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide. Fish taken oxygenated water whereas humans taken air. Humans use lungs and fish use gills.

Question 24

What is the formula for cellular respiration

Answer 24

C6H12O6 + O2 = CO2 + H2O + ATP (Energy)