The Respiratory System

Question 1

respiration

Answer 1

• it is inhaling Oxygen and exhaling Carbon Dioxide. It is the process that is fueled by oxygen

Question 2

nasal cavity

Answer 2

• it is like a hole that collects

Question 3

nose

Answer 3

• you breathe through it

Question 4

throat

Answer 4

• it is lined with tiny hairs that helps filter out waste

Question 5

epiglottis

Answer 5

• it is a flap of tissue that covers the wind pipe when you eat

Question 6

larynx

Answer 6

• it is your vocal cords

Question 7

trachea

Answer 7

• it is your windpipe that pushes air down into the lungs

Question 8

lung

Answer 8

• it has bronchus passages into which air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed

Question 9

bronchus

Answer 9

• it looks like an upside down tree, it allows for different airways and movement

Question 10

diaphragm

Answer 10

• it is a dome shaped muscle under the lung that helps you breath

Question 11

What happens when we inhale?

Answer 11

• muscles attached to your ribs contract and pull upward

- the diaphragm contracts and pulls down the bottom of your chest

Question 12

What happens when we exhale?

Answer 12

• muscles attached to your ribs relax and pull downward

- diaphragm relaxes and pulls up the chest

Question 13

alveoli

Answer 13

• it exchanges gasses in the lungs