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What does the respiratory system do? - answerBrings in oxygen to go
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carbon dioxide to be removed from the bodyguard
What are the 7 parts of the respiratory system? - answer1. Nose
2. Pharynx
3. Larynx (voice box)
4. Trachea (windpipe)
5. Bronchi
6. Bronchioles
7. Alveoli
What are alveoli surrounded by to allow the exchange of O2 and CO2? - answerCapillaries
What is cilia? - answerTiny hairs in the nose and trachea that wave particles up away and out
What is mucus? - answerSomething that keeps the air warm and moist but also traps particles
How many alveoli does each lung have? - answer150 million
What does hemoglobin do? - answerCarries oxygen through the blood
What is pleura? - answerSacs that surround the lungs
What is the diaphragm? - answerThe muscle at the bottom of the thoracic cavity
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What happens during inhalation? - answerDiaphragm moves down (contracts), rib cage rises,
volume of chest cavity increases, air moves in to fill the space
What happens during exhalation? - answerDiaphragm moves up (relaxes), rib cage lowers, space
becomes smaller, air is pushed out of lungs
What does the medulla oblongata do? - answerControls breathing
What is chronic bronchitis? - answerBronchi swell and become clogged with mucus
What is emphysema? - answerTissues in lungs lose elasticity; tissues can't enough O2 or get rid of
enough CO2
What is lung cancer? - answerCells that do not stop reproducing; can spread to other locations
because lungs are so central and connected to so much; survival is generally less then 5 years from
diagnosis
What is heart disease? - answerBlood vessels are constricted, blood pressure rises, heart has to
work harder, heart wears out more quickly
What is cystic fibrosis? - answerGenetic (recessive); lungs can get clogged with mucous
What is mesothelioma? - answerLungs become exposed to asbestos and lose elasticity
What is elastic recoil? - answerThe ability for the alveoli to get filled with air then return to their
normal shape once the air is released
What is a spirometer? - answeran instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs
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What is tidal volume? - answerThe amount of air taken in and breathed out in a typical breath
What is supplemental volume? - answerThe xtra air that can be inhaled or exhaled with a deep
breath
What is reserve amount? - answerThe amount of extra air you can breathe out when you force air
out of your lungs
What is residual amount? - answerThe amount of air in your lungs that you cannot get rid of (even
during forced exhaling)
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