Test - Respiratory And Excretory Flashcards
1
Q
- What muscle do the vocal cords stretch across?
A
The larynx
- CLF - Respiratory System
2
Q
- When the diaphragm contracts, does air pressure in the chest increase or decrease?
A
Decrease
- Study Guide - Respiratory System
3
Q
- Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in capillaries that surround tiny sacs called what?
A
Alveoli
- CLF - Respiratory System
4
Q
- In gas exchange what gas passes from the capillary into the blood?
A
Carbon Dioxide
- Study Guide Respiratory System
5
Q
- After flowing through the nasal cavities what does the air enter?
A
Pharynx
- Study Guide - Respiratory System
6
Q
- What organ is located at the top of the trachea?
A
Larynx
- CLF - Respiratory System
7
Q
- On a Excretory System diagram identify the ureter and the urethra and give their functions.
A
The ureter carries urine from the kidney to the bladder and
waste is eliminated from the body through the urethra.
CLF - Urinary System
8
Q
- On a diagram of the Respiratory System identify the larynx. What would happen if this organ got damaged.
A
The Larynx is at the top of the trachea and is is the voice box so if this got damaged you would have no voice
- CLF - Respiratory System
