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respiratory system
respiratory system of human body
Question | Answer |
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What are the Primary Functions of the Respiratory system? | Intake of Oxygen, Removal of Carbon Dioxide, and removal of Water |
Nasal Cavity lined with what? | Mucus |
Why is the Naval Cavity lined with Mucus? | to trap foreign particles |
What is the Cilia's job? | To move mucus to the stomach |
What is another name for the Pharynx? | Throat |
What is the primary organ of the respiratory system? | Lungs |
What is the Diaphragm? | A muscle at the base of the lungs? |
What is the Bronchus? | Muscular tubes that direct air to lungs. |
What is the First step in the Gas exchange process? | Oxygen moves from Alveoli to Capillaries |
What is the Second step in the Gas Exchange Process? | Oxygen rich blood is carried to Heart |
What is the Third step in the Gas Exchange process? | Carbon Dioxide exhaled from the lungs |
What gases are exchanged through the Gas Exchange process? | Carbon Dioxide & Oxygen |
What happens when you inhale? | Diaphragm contracts reducing pressure creating suction. |
What happens when you exhale? | Rib Muscles contract forcing carbon dioxide out of the lungs. |
List diseases that effect the respiratory system? | Bronchitis, Lung Cancer. Emphysema,& Atherosclerosis |