Respiratory Systen

Question 1

Nostrils

Answer 1

either of two openings in the nose

Question 2

Mouth

Answer 2

has a tongue that helps to shape sounds produced in the larynx

Question 3

Epiglottis

Answer 3

stops food from entering the larynx and lungs

Question 4

Larynx

Answer 4

or voice box, links the throat to the trachea

Question 5

Trachea

Answer 5

carries air to and from the lungs

Question 6

Bronchi

Answer 6

a branch of the trachea that carries air to the lungs

Question 7

Bronchiole

Answer 7

the final, smallest branch of the lung’s air passages

Question 8

Alveoli

Answer 8

tiny air sacs found inside the lungs through which oxygen enters and carbon dioxide leaves, the bloodstream during breathing

Question 9

Diaphragm

Answer 9

pulls air into the lungs by contracting downward

Question 10

Lung

Answer 10

expands to suck air in and shrinks to squeeze air out

Question 11

Pharynx

Answer 11

a tube that extends from the nasal cavity down the neck to the esophagus; also called the throat

Question 12

Pleura

Answer 12

membrane enveloping the lungs

Question 13

Nasal passage

Answer 13

has odor receptors; channels air from nostrils to the throat