Soc17: 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 seperates the chest from the body cavity

Question 3

Trachea

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Bronchus (or 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

VO2max

Answer 11

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