Respiratory System Flashcard

Front

The process by which oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between cells, the blood, and air in the lungs is called

Back

respiration

Front

After air moves through the pharynx it continues downward. The _____, or windpipe, directs the air into 2 separate branches or tubes.

Back

trachea

Front

healthy _____ are usually pink in color. You have two of these.

Back

lungs

Front

A chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea.

Back

pharynx

Front

What cleans, moistens, and warms the air? Options: trachea, larynx, nasal passage, windpipe

Back

nasal passage

Front

Known as the voice box

Back

larynx

Front

What is breathed out from our mouth and nose? Options: carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen, helium

Back

carbon dioxide

Front

A flap of tissue that closes when we eat so food doesn't go down the trachea.

Back

epiglottis

Front

A dome-shaped sheet of muscle separates the chest from the abdomen.

Back

diaphragm

Front

an inflammation in the bronchial tubes that causes a person to have a nagging cough

Back

bronchitis