Respiratory System

Question 1

The process by which living organisms exchange gases, primarily taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide; breathing

Answer 1

Respiratory

Question 2

The process by which air enters your lungs

Answer 2

Inhalation

Question 3

The action of sending air out of your lungs

Answer 3

Exhalation

Question 4

Thin muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from the abdomen

Answer 4

Diaphragm

Question 5

Microscopic balloon-shaped structures located at the end of the respiratory tree. *They expand during inhalation, taking in oxygen, and shrink during exhalation, expelling carbon dioxide

Answer 5

Alveoli