Science: Respitary System 2023 Flashcards

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Name the correct function for the larynx ?

A

Produces sounds by vibrations

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Name the correct function of the epiglottis?

A

Flap that prevents food and water from entering the trachea

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Name the correct function of the trachea ?

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Air passes through here into the bronchi

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4
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Name the correct function of cartilage surrounding the trachea?

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Rings of cartilages surrounds the trachea insuring that the trachea doesn’t close on itself

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5
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Name what happens when the trachea enteres the bronchi?

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The trachea divides into the bronchi found in the lungs.

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After the trachea divides into the bronchi what happens?

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The bronchi futher divides into bronchiole

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Q

If someone suffers a asthma attack what happens to the bronchiole?

A

There bronchioles have been restricted

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What is the function of the asthmatic inhalers?

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The function of asthmatic inhalers are dilating (widening) the bronchiole

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Name the correct function of the alveoli?

A

The function is Gas Exchange

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What blood vessels surround the alveoli (air sacs)

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Capillaries surround the alveoli

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What happens when oxygen enters the capillaries?

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Oxygen from the air entering the capalliars in exchange for carbon dioxide

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Name the correct function of the Red Blood Cells?

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Oxygen travels through the body by red blood cells

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Name how carbon dioxide travels through the body?

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Carbon dioxide travels through the blood by plasma

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