Respiratory System

Question 1

The two tubes of the trachea branches into in order to ventilate each lung

Answer 1

Bronchi

Question 2

The muscles attached to these bones Aid in breathing

Answer 2

Ribs

Question 3

Tiny vessels often one cell in diameter which surround the Aveoli

Answer 3

Capillaries

Question 4

During inhalation the chest cavity _______ in size

Answer 4

Increases

Question 5

Tiny sacs in the lungs that are the site of gas exchange with the blood

Answer 5

Aveoli

Question 6

The back of the throat located just above the larynx

Answer 6

Pharynx

Question 7

Location of the vocal cords

Answer 7

Larynx

Question 8

The process of taking oxygen into the body and releasing carbon dioxide

Answer 8

Respiration

Question 9

During exhalation the chest cavity________in size

Answer 9

Decreases

Question 10

This gas is needed by the cells of the body for their proper function

Answer 10

Oxygen

Question 11

Narrow branching tubes in the lungs that lead to the Alveoli

Answer 11

Bronchioles

Question 12

A sheet of muscle stretching across the bottom of the chest cavity which is responsible for inhalation and exhalation

Answer 12

Diaphragm

Question 13

The movement of air into and out of the lungs

Answer 13

Breathing

Question 14

Opening to the nasal cavity

Answer 14

Nostrils

Question 15

The two structures inside the test cavity which expand when filled with air

Answer 15

Lungs

Question 16

Warms and cleans air moving into the body

Answer 16

Nasal cavity

Question 17

A flap which covers the opening to the trachea during swallowing

Answer 17

Epiglottis

Question 18

Tube that carries air from the mouth to the lungs

Answer 18

Trachea

Question 19

This gas is a waste product of cells that is removed from the body during exhalation

Answer 19

Carbon dioxide