Respiratory

What is the name of the small tubes leading to the alveoli?

• Bronchioles

• Trachea

• Alveoli

• Cilia

What sort of blood vessels are found covering the alveoli?

• Veins

• Arteries

• Capillaries

• Diaphragm

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

What is the name of the bones that provide protection to the lungs?

• Ribs

• Diaphragm

• Alveoli

• Lungs

What gas diffuses from the air, into the blood?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

What gas diffuses out of the blood, after respiration?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Hydrogen

What happens to the diaphragm when you breathe in?

• It contracts and moves up

• It contracts and moves down

• It relaxes and moves up

• It relaxes and moves down

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

• to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body

• o break down food and absorb nutrients

• to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide

What is function of the dome-shaped diaphragm muscle?

• This is where gas exchange happens.

• Air passes through the diaphragm on the way to the lungs.

• It attaches to the lungs and contracts and relaxes to help in breathing.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___.

• air/oxygen

• oxygen/carbon dioxide 

• carbon dioxide/waste 

• waste/air 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

These are the two two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)

• bronchi

• alveoli

• capillaries

• bronchioles