What is the respiratory system responsible for?
The respiratory system is responsible for gas exchange, allowing oxygen to enter the body and carbon dioxide to be expelled.
Which four body parts make up your upper respiratory tract? (5 pts for each)
Nose and nasal cavity; sinuses; pharynx; larynx
Which four body parts make up your lower respiratory tract? (5 pts for each)
Trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli.
What is the trachea? What is it commonly referred to as? What does it do?
Wind pipe; A tube reinforced with cartilage that directs air to the lungs.
Explain the process of inhalation.
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Explain the process of exhalation.
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Which is the main muscle involved in the inhalation and exhalation process? What two things does it separate?
The diaphragm; lungs & abdomen.
What body part connects the nasal cavity to the larynx? Technical and common name, 5 pts each. Other than air, what else passes through this structure?
The pharynx, or throat. Food.
Name 3 functions of the respiratory system. (5 pts for each correct answer!)
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Which body part aids in speech and vocalization? Technical and common name, 5 pts each.
The larynx, or voicebox, allows for sound production.
