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Respiratory System

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  • What is one thing we can avoid to preserve respiratory health?
    Smoking, polluted areas, etc.
  • What is the word for ¨pulmones¨ in English?
    Lungs
  • What gas does your body need to get rid of?
    Carbon dioxide
  • Name 2 respiratory illnesses
    Lung cancer, Asthama, Pneumonia, Tuberculosis
  • What is the lungs´ function in the respiratory system?
    Remove oxygen from the air and bring it to your blood
  • What is another word for the TRACHEA?
    Windpipe
  • What are the bones that protect your heart and lungs?
    Ribs
  • What are the tiny blood vessels in the respiratory system called?
    Capillaries
  • What is the dome shaped muscle under the lungs called?
    Diaphragm
  • When you breathe what gas is released into the atmosphere?
    Carbon dioxide
  • Breathing starts when you inhale air into your _____ or ________
    Nose or mouth
  • What are the puffy structures where the respiratory system ends called?
    Alveoli
  • What is the highest risk in developing lung cancer?
    Smoking
  • Where is the second part of the respiratory system? (2 parts)
    Pharynx and Larynx
  • What are the hairs in your nose that filter out bad particles called?
    Cilia
  • Define respiration
    Air is inhaled into the lungs through the mouth or nose due to muscle contraction and then exhaled due to muscle contraction and then exhaled
  • What is another word for the LARYNX?
    Voice box
  • What are the parts of the respiratory system?
    Airways, Lungs, and blood _________
  • Where does the gas exchange primarily occur (happen)?
    Aveoli
  • Where does the respiratory system begin?
    The nose
  • Name two functions of the respiratory system besides inhaling and exhaling
    Allowing you to talk and smell, delivers oxygen to the cells in your body, removes waste gases, protects airways from harmful substances