Respiratory System Flashcards
The tiny sacs of lung tissue that moves gases between the lungs and blood (gas exchange)
Alveoli
Tiny blood vessels that surround the alveoli and help in gas exchange.
Capillaries
Process by which nutrients and oxygen combine in the cell to make energy.
Cellular Respiration
the top or beginning of the throat
Pharynx
thin muscle which separates the chest from the stomach area
Diaphragm
This leads from the top of the throat to the lungs. (another name for the windpipe)
Trachea
the voice box
Larynx
the two large passages (the y shape in a tree) that allow air into the lungs
Bronchi
the smaller branches (like twigs on a tree) that come off the bronchi
Bronchioles
Delivers oxygen to the bloodstream and transports carbon dioxide out of the body. Includes inhalation (breathing in) and exhalation (breathing out).
Respiratory System
breathing in and taking in
Inhalation
breathing out and removing carbon dioxide
Exhalation
What are the two waste products of cellular respiration?
Carbon dioxide and water
The amount of air a person can forcibly exhale after taking a deep breath is his/her:
Vital capacity
No matter how hard you exhale, there is always air left in your lungs, called the:
Residual Volume
