Lungs

Question 1

what body system allows a person to inhale/exhale to move (oxygen;O2) into the bloodstream and get rid of waste (gas;carbon dioxide;CO2) from the lungs?

Answer 1

Respiratory system

Question 2

Anything that has to do with lungs is called a what?

Answer 2

pulmonary

Question 3

name an organ that allows oxygen(air) to enter your body

Answer 3

Nose

Question 3

what do you call a thin tissue that covers the outside part of the lungs

Answer 3

pleura

Question 3

this area of the mouth that allows the air you breathe to become humid

Answer 3

nasal cavity

Question 4

it’s job is to receive food,breathing,speaking

Answer 4

oral cavity

Question 5

a fancy name for voice box

Answer 5

Larynx

Question 6

an open/close flap;prevents food from entering as you breathe

Answer 6

epiglottis

Question 6

a fancy name for throat;cavity behind your mouth

Answer 6

Pharynx

Question 7

long tube leading food from mouth to stomach;food tube

Answer 7

esophagus

Question 7

a fancy name for windpipe

Answer 7

Trachea

Question 8

two tubes leading from trachea to lungs

Answer 8

bronchi

Question 8

smallest airway tubes connecting bronchi to Alveoli

Answer 8

bronchioles

Question 9

very small air sacs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place

Answer 9

Alveoli

Question 10

which side of the lung has 3 tubes

Answer 10

right lung

Question 11

which side of the lung has 2 lobes

Answer 11

left lung

Question 12

a muscle that helps you inhale and exhale,located beneath your lungs and heart

Answer 12

diaphragm

Question 13

its a microscopic hairlike structure whose job is to trap dirt and germs

Answer 13

cillia

Question 14

a special type of mucus found in the lungs and throat;keeps throat and nose from drying out,has a antibodies that kill bacteria in the air

Answer 14

phlegm

Question 15

smallest blood vessel;a blood vessel where O2 and CO2 gas are exchanged

Answer 15

capillaries

Question 16

blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart

Answer 16

artery

Question 17

blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart

Answer 17

vein

Question 18

inflammation of the mucous membranes that lines the bronchial tubes

Answer 18

bronchitis

Question 19

inflammation of the air sacs in the lungs caused by bacterial infection

Answer 19

pneumonia

Question 20

chronic disorder/inflammation and narrowing of the bronchial tubes with spasm

Answer 20

asthma

Question 21

chronic respiratory disorder caused by the destruction of lung tissue and air sacs are lost

Answer 21

emphysema

Question 22

bacterial infection that effects lungs. contagious,spread through air

Answer 22

tuberculosis

Question 23

intense fear leading to sweating,hyperventilation,racing heart,fear of death.

Answer 23

panic attack

Question 24

hereditary disease that causes mucus membranes to produce too much mucus

Answer 24

cysticfibrosis