Respiratory System Quiz

small tubes that branch off the bronchi that contain clusters of alveoli at each end.

• bronchioles

• trachra

• bronchi

• capillaries

a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea, enable speech

• oxygen

• larynx

• alveoli

• bronchi

membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi

• diaphram

• bronchi

• trachea

• bronchioles

tiny, thin-walled blood vessels that allow the exchange of gases and nutrients between the blood and the cells of the body

• diaphram

• nasal cavity

• capillaries

• bronchioles

gas we breathe out

• nasal cavity

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• respiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the cavity behind the nose and above the roof of the mouth that filters air and moves mucous and inhaled contaminants outward and away form the lungs.

• capillaries

• respiration

• trachea

• nasal cavity

warms, moistens, & filters air as it is inhaled

• bronchioles

• nose (nasal cavity)

• respiration

• diaphragm

tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood

• bronchi

• alveoli

• trachea

• layrnx

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

two spongy organs, located in the thoracic cavity enclosed by the diaphragm and rib cage, responsible for respiration

• broncho

• lungs

• mucus

• alveoli

voice box; passageway for air moving from pharynx to trachea; contains vocal cords

• trachea

• larynx

• alveoli

• bronchi