Respiratory System

Front

What is the passageway shared by both the digestive and respiratory systems?

Back

Pharynx

Front

What is the function of the diaphragm in the respiratory system?

Back

It attaches to the lungs to help in breathing.

Front

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

Back

To provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body.

Front

What are the air sacs where gas exchange takes place called?

Back

Alveoli

Front

What disorder causes the bronchi to become restricted, making it hard to breathe?

Back

Asthma

Front

What is the role of the larynx in the respiratory system?

Back

It is involved in sound production and protects the trachea against food aspiration.

Front

What is the trachea commonly known as?

Back

Windpipe.

Front

What is the primary gas that the respiratory system helps to provide to the body?

Back

Oxygen.

Front

What is the primary gas that the respiratory system helps to remove from the body?

Back

Carbon dioxide.

Front

What are bronchi?

Back

The main passageways that branch from the trachea into the lungs.