Soc17 Respiratory System

Question 1

Respiration

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What percentage of oxygen enters your body when you breathe in

Answer 2

20% of O2

Question 3

What percentage of oxygen leaves your body when you breathe out

Answer 3

16% O2

Question 4

Diaphragm

Answer 4

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 5

Trachea

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Bronchus

Answer 6

Tube along which air passes from the trachea into the lungs

Question 7

Bronchioles

Answer 7

Smaller branches coming off the bronchi

Question 8

Alveoli

Answer 8

Tiny sacs at the end

Question 9

Haemoglobin

Answer 9

A type of protein found in every red blood cell.

Question 10

Gaseous exchange

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Oxygen debt

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Anaerobic exercise

Answer 12

Working at high intensity level without oxygen for energy production.

Question 13

VO2 max

Answer 13

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

Question 14

What is vital capacity

Answer 14

the greatest volume of air that can be exhaled from the lungs after taking the deepest possible breath

Question 15

What is tidal volume

Answer 15

Tidal volume is the amount of air that moves in or out of the lungs with each respiratory cycle