Respiratory System Flashcards
What are the body parts involved in the respiratory system?
- nostrils
- mouth
- pharynx
- bronchus
- ribs
- intercostal muscles
- diaphragm
- lungs
- epiglottis
- larynx
- trachea
- Bronchioles
- Alveooli
What is the role of the pharynx ?
Channels the ir down the airways
What is the role of the intercostal muscles?
Moves the ribs during breathing
What are the role of the lungs
Carry out O2-CO2 exchange
what is the role of the epiglottis?
Keeps food from entering the airways.
What is the role of the Larynx?
Let air pass through
speech production
What is the role of the Trachea?
Channels the air towards the left and right bronchi
What is the role of the bronchus?
Allows air to enter the lungs
What is the role of the Bronchioles?
Let air reach the alveoli
What is the role of the Alveoli?
Site for O2-CO2 exchange
What is the role of the respiratory system?
Responsible for the inhalation of oxygen and its diffusion into the blood stream and the expulsion of carbon dioxide out of the blood stream and out of the body.
What is the order of the parts of the body that the air travels in, in order?
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