Soc : 17 The Respiratory System

Question 1

Oxygen debt

Answer 1

The amount of oxygen needed at the end of a physical activity to break down any lactic acid is known as oxygen debt

Question 2

Respiration

Answer 2

The movement of air from outside the body into the cells within tissues

Question 3

Diaphragm

Answer 3

The primary muscle used in the process of inspiration or inhalation. A dome shaped sheet of muscle that separates the the chest from the rest of the body cavity

Question 4

Trachea

Answer 4

The tube that takes air into the chest, also known as thr windpipe

Question 5

Bronchus

Answer 5

Tube along which air passes from the trachea into the lungs

Question 6

Bronchioles

Answer 6

Smaller branches coming off the bronchi

Question 7

Alveoli

Answer 7

Tiny sacs at the end of the bronchiole, where gas exchange takes place

Question 8

Haemoglobin

Answer 8

A type of protein found in every red blood cell

Question 9

Gaseous exchange

Answer 9

The delivery of oxygen from the lungs to thr bloodstream and the removal of carbon dioxide from the tissues

Question 10

Anaerobic exercise

Answer 10

Working at a high intensity level without oxygen for energy production

Question 11

VO2 max

Answer 11

The volume of oxygen an athlete can consume while exercising at maximum capacity