Soc 17 - The Respiratory System

Question 1

Respiration (physical)

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

Question 3

Trachea

Answer 3

The tube that takes air into the chest

Question 4

Bronchi

Answer 4

The tubes which pass air from the trachea into the lungs

Question 5

Bronchioles

Answer 5

Smaller branches that lead air to the alveoli

Question 6

Alveoli

Answer 6

Tiny sacs where gas exchange occurs

Question 7

Haemoglobin

Answer 7

A type of protein that binds to oxygen in the blood

Question 8

Gas exchange

Answer 8

The delivery of oxygen to the lungs and then into the bloodstream and the removal of carbon dioxide from the blood into the lungs.

Question 9

Oxygen debt

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Anaerobic exercise

Answer 10

Working at a high intensity level without oxygen to respire

Question 11

VO2 max

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Tidal volume

Answer 12

The normal volume of air displaced between normal inspiration and exhalation at rest or during exercise

Question 13

Vital capacity

Answer 13

the maximum amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a maximum inhalation