Circulatory/Respiratory Systems

Select the correct function for the pharynx.

• Area of the throat shared with the digestive system where air passes to the lungs.

• Located at the top of the trachea - vocal chords

• Tube lined with cilia, mucus and rings of cartilage.

• Tubes that branch to move air from the trachea into each lung.

Select the correct function for the Trachea.

• Area of the throat shared with the digestive system wherer air passes to the lungs.

• Located at the top of the trachea - vocal chords

• Tube lined with cilia, mucus and rings of cartilage.

• Tubes that branch to move air from the trachea into each lung.

Select the correct function for the larynx.

• Area of the throat shared with the digestive system wherer air passes to the lungs.

• Located at the top of the trachea - vocal chords

• Tube lined with cilia, mucus and rings of cartilage.

• Tubes that branch to move air from the trachea into each lung.

Select the correct function for the bronchus/bronchail tubes.

• Area of the throat shared with the digestive system wherer air passes to the lungs.

• Located at the top of the trachea - vocal chords

• Tube lined with cilia, mucus and rings of cartilage.

• Tubes that branch to move air from the trachea into each lung.

Which answer correctly describes the term "mucus"?

• Tiny hollow air sacs in the lungs surrounded by blood vessels for gases to move in & out of the blood.

• Tiny hair-like structures that line the nasal cavities and clean air by sweeping mucus, dust and bacteria to be swallowed and destroyed by stomach acid.

• Large muscle at the base of the lungs that contracts and relaxes with the rib muscles causing you to inhale and exhale.

• Traps dust and bacteria, moistens air to keep the nasal tissues from drying out.

Which answer correctly describes the term "alveoli"?

• Tiny hollow air sacs in the lungs surrounded by blood vessels for gases to move in & out of the blood.

• Tiny hair-like structures that line the nasal cavities and clean air by sweeping mucus, dust and bacteria to be swallowed and destroyed by stomach acid.

• Large muscle at the base of the lungs that contracts and relaxes with the rib muscles causing you to inhale and exhale.

• Traps dust and bacteria, moistens air to keep the nasal tissues from drying out.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which answer correctly describes the term "cilia"?

• Tiny hollow air sacs in the lungs surrounded by blood vessels for gases to move in & out of the blood.

• Tiny hair-like structures that line the nasal cavities and clean air by sweeping mucus, dust and bacteria to be swallowed and destroyed by stomach acid.

• Large muscle at the base of the lungs that contracts and relaxes with the rib muscles causing you to inhale and exhale.

• Traps dust and bacteria, moistens air to keep the nasal tissues from drying out.

Which answer correctly describes the term "diaphragm"?

• Tiny hollow air sacs in the lungs surrounded by blood vessels for gases to move in & out of the blood.

• Tiny hair-like structures that line the nasal cavities and clean air by sweeping mucus, dust and bacteria to be swallowed and destroyed by stomach acid.

• Large muscle at the base of the lungs that contracts and relaxes with the rib muscles causing you to inhale and exhale.

• Traps dust and bacteria, moistens air to keep the nasal tissues from drying out.

The chemical process that uses oxygen to release energy from food.

• respiration

• breathing

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The process of moving air into and out of the body.

• Breathing

• Respiration