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Respiratory System

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  • ____________, or breathing out, is when air is released from the lungs.
    Inhalation
    Exhalation
  • The number of times we breathe in and out in one minute is called ______________.
    heart rate
    breathing rate
    pulse rate
  • We use our lungs for breathing.
    True
    False
  • What is inhalation?
    breathe in air (lungs get bigger)
  • Blood carries oxygen to our ____
    organs
  • What are alveoli?
    millions of small air sacs where gas exchange occurs
  • We ________, or breathe in, air through our nose and mouth.
    inhale
    exhale
  • Breathing involves two different stages, breathing in and breathing out.
    True
    False
  • Air travels down the ____ to the lungs
    windpipe
  • Which one is not part of the respiratory system?
    lung
    windpipe
    nose
    heart
  • What is this?
    lungs
  • Does our body need carbon dioxide?
    no
  • The lungs are protected by the ______.
    intercostal muscle
    ribs
    diaphragm
  • The trachea splits into two wide tubes called the left and right ________.
    lungs
    alveolus
    bronchus
  • What are the two important processes of respiration?
    1) the process of Inhaling and exhaling air 2) the process of exchanging two gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide)
  • During inhalation, we breathe in ______.
    oxygen.
  • During exhalation, we breathe out ________.
    carbon dioxide
  • What is exhalation?
    we breathe out (lungs get smaller)
  • Gas exchange happens in the _____
    alveoli
  • What is not used in respiration? A) Lungs B) Esophagus C) Pharynx
    B) Esophagus