The Respiratory System

Question 0

One of two branches off the trachea that leads to the lungs

Answer 0

Bronchial tube or bronchus

Question 1

Where mouth and nasal passages meet

Answer 1

Pharynx

Question 2

Watery layer surrounding the lungs

Answer 2

Pleura

Question 3

Contains vocal chords and voice box

Answer 3

Larynx

Question 4

Tube that connects the larynx to the lungs

Answer 4

Trachea

Question 5

Some shaped muscle below the lungs that contracts and relaxes to allow breathing

Answer 5

Diaphragm

Question 6

Smaller tubes branching of the bronchi leading to the alveoli

Answer 6

Bronchiole

Question 7

Brings blood to lungs to pick up oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide

Answer 7

Capillaries

Question 8

Tiny air sacs in the lungs that fill with CO2

Answer 8

Alveoli

Question 9

Allows air to enter

Answer 9

Nose

Question 10

Where nasal and mouth passageways meet, leads to esophagus and trachea

Answer 10

Pharynx

Question 11

Causes the airways of the lungs to swell leading to wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, or chest tightness

Answer 11

Asthma

Question 12

Gradually damages the alveoli, making it progressively difficult to breathe, generally caused by smoking

Answer 12

Emphysema

Question 13

Lung inflammation caused by bacteria or virus, alveoli may fill with puss

Answer 13

Pneumonia

Question 14

Inflammation of the mucus membrane on the bronchial tubes, causes coughing and bronchospasms

Answer 14

Bronchitis