Respiratory System Exam
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1. After air enters your body, it Trachea
moves into the ________
2. What are the respiratory sys- To absorb oxygen from the
tems main roles? environment and get it into the blood-
stream, and get rid of carbon dioxide
3. The trachea then splits into Bronhci, Bronchioles
the right and left main
_______ which then divide into
smaller air passages called
______________
4. What does mucas do? It serves to catch an expel dust, dirt, virus-
es, bacteria, and more.
5. What is alveoli? Where the exchange of oxygen and car-
bon dioxide occur in the lungs
6. What is the diaphragm? A muscle that attaches to the lower ribs
and contracts to expand the lungs
7. Your chest ________ during in- Expands, constricts
halation and ______ during ex-
halation
8. What do red blood cells do? They pick up oxygen in the alveoli of the
lungs and expel carbon dioxide
9. The respiratory system works to Oxygen, energy
get __________ into the blood-
stream so that cells may use it to
make ________
10. The wind pipe is also known as Trachea
the?
11. Exchange of gases in the respi- Alveoli
ratory system occurs in tiny air-
field sacks called?
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fvg6kk
1. After air enters your body, it Trachea
moves into the ________
2. What are the respiratory sys- To absorb oxygen from the
tems main roles? environment and get it into the blood-
stream, and get rid of carbon dioxide
3. The trachea then splits into Bronhci, Bronchioles
the right and left main
_______ which then divide into
smaller air passages called
______________
4. What does mucas do? It serves to catch an expel dust, dirt, virus-
es, bacteria, and more.
5. What is alveoli? Where the exchange of oxygen and car-
bon dioxide occur in the lungs
6. What is the diaphragm? A muscle that attaches to the lower ribs
and contracts to expand the lungs
7. Your chest ________ during in- Expands, constricts
halation and ______ during ex-
halation
8. What do red blood cells do? They pick up oxygen in the alveoli of the
lungs and expel carbon dioxide
9. The respiratory system works to Oxygen, energy
get __________ into the blood-
stream so that cells may use it to
make ________
10. The wind pipe is also known as Trachea
the?
11. Exchange of gases in the respi- Alveoli
ratory system occurs in tiny air-
field sacks called?
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