Respiratory System

Question 0

Gas exchange at a cellular level

Answer 0

Respiration

Question 1

Process by which O2 is brought into the lungs and CO2 is carried out of the lungs

Answer 1

Breathing

Question 2

Movement of air into and out of the lungs

Answer 2

Pulmonary ventilation

Question 3

Gas exchange between the capillaries and the alveoli of the lungs

Answer 3

External respiration

Question 4

Transport of O2 to the tissues of the cells and transport of CO2 to the lungs

Answer 4

Transportation of Respiratory Gases

Question 5

Gas exchange at cellular level ; O2 unloading into the cells and CO2 loading into systemic blood

Answer 5

Internal respiration

Question 6

Hollow spaces in the bone of the head

Answer 6

Sinuses

Question 7

Helps to resist infection by filtering out foreign matter

Answer 7

Adenoids

Question 8

Lymph nodes in the wall of the pharynx

Answer 8

Tonsils

Question 9

Contains the vocal cords

Answer 9

Larynx

Question 10

Tube structure with rigid rings of cartilage

Answer 10

Trachea

Question 11

Surrounds each lobe and separates the lungs from the chest wall

Answer 11

Pleura

Question 12

Line bronchial tubes ; carries mucus out of the lungs

Answer 12

Cilia

Question 13

Smallest subdivision of bronchi

Answer 13

Bronchioles

Question 14

Strong wall of muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity

Answer 14

Diaphragm

Question 15

Very small air sacs ; surrounded by capillaries

Answer 15

Alveoli