Respiratory System

Front

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

Back

To provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body.

Front

What is the process of taking in oxygen called?

Back

Inhale.

Front

How is carbon dioxide released from the body?

Back

When we exhale.

Front

What are the tiny tubes that branch off of bronchi called?

Back

Bronchioles.

Front

What are the main organs of the respiratory system that allow us to breathe and for gas exchange to happen?

Back

Lungs.

Front

What muscle is primarily responsible for breathing?

Back

Diaphragm.

Front

What is the role of alveoli in the respiratory system?

Back

They are the sites of gas exchange between oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Front

What is the trachea commonly known as?

Back

Windpipe.

Front

What is the function of the nasal cavity in the respiratory system?

Back

To filter, warm, and moisten the air we breathe.

Front

What is the term for the exchange of gases in the lungs?

Back

Respiration.