Soc 17- The Respiratory System

Question 1

Respiration

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Diaphragm

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Trachea

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Bronchus (bronchi)

Answer 4

Tube along which air passes from the trachea into the lungs.

Question 5

Bronchioles

Answer 5

Smaller branches coming off the bronchi.

Question 6

Alveoli

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Haemoglobin

Answer 7

A type of protein found in every red blood cell.

Question 8

Gaseous exchange

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Oxygen debt

Answer 9

The amount of oxygen needed at the end of a physical activity to break down any lactic acid.

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.