Respiratory System

Question 1

Respiration

Answer 1

breathing

Question 2

Cilia

Answer 2

Tiny hairs called cilia protect the nasal passageways and other parts of the respiratory tract, filtering out dust and other particles that enter the nose with the breathed air.

Question 3

Pharynx

Answer 3

The pharynx is the body cavity that connects the nasal and oral cavities with the larynx and esophagus. It is commonly referred to as the throat.

Question 4

Trachea

Answer 4

Trachea is another name for windpipe, which is the tube that connects your larynx to your primary bronchi, just before your lungs.

Question 5

Bronchi

Answer 5

the main passageway into the lungs

Question 6

Lungs

Answer 6

The primary organs of the respiratory system are lungs, which carry out this exchange of gases as we breathe

Question 7

Alveoli

Answer 7

tiny sacs within our lungs that allow oxygen and carbon dioxide to move between the lungs and bloodstream.

Question 8

Diaphragm

Answer 8

The muscle that separates the chest (thoracic) cavity from the abdomen. The diaphragm is the main muscle of respiration. Contraction of the diaphragm muscle expands the lungs during inspiration when one is breathing air in.

Question 9

Larynx

Answer 9

A tube-shaped organ in the neck that contains the vocal cords.

Question 10

Epiglottis

Answer 10

a flap in the throat that keeps food from entering the windpipe and the lungs.