Soc 17 - The Structrue Of 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.

Question 2

Anaerobic exercise

Answer 2

working
at a high intensity level without
oxygen for energy production.

Question 3

VO max

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Respiration

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Diaphragm

Answer 5

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 6

Trachea

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Bronchus/bronchi

Answer 7

Bronchus (pl. bronchi): tube
along which air passes from the
trachea into the lungs.

Question 8

Bronchioles

Answer 8

smaller branches
coming off the bronchi.

Question 9

Alveoli

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Haemoglobin

Answer 10

a type of protein
found in every red blood cell.

Question 11

Gaseous exchange

Answer 11

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