Science: Respitary System 2023 Flashcards
Name the correct function for the larynx ?
Produces sounds by vibrations
Name the correct function of the epiglottis?
Flap that prevents food and water from entering the trachea
Name the correct function of the trachea ?
Air passes through here into the bronchi
Name the correct function of cartilage surrounding the trachea?
Rings of cartilages surrounds the trachea insuring that the trachea doesn’t close on itself
Name what happens when the trachea enteres the bronchi?
The trachea divides into the bronchi found in the lungs.
After the trachea divides into the bronchi what happens?
The bronchi futher divides into bronchiole
If someone suffers a asthma attack what happens to the bronchiole?
There bronchioles have been restricted
What is the function of the asthmatic inhalers?
The function of asthmatic inhalers are dilating (widening) the bronchiole
Name the correct function of the alveoli?
The function is Gas Exchange
What blood vessels surround the alveoli (air sacs)
Capillaries surround the alveoli
What happens when oxygen enters the capillaries?
Oxygen from the air entering the capalliars in exchange for carbon dioxide
Name the correct function of the Red Blood Cells?
Oxygen travels through the body by red blood cells
Name how carbon dioxide travels through the body?
Carbon dioxide travels through the blood by plasma