Respiratory System Quiz

• Respiration


  The overall process of taking in oxygen and releasing if the carbon dioxide.
• Internal Respiration


  Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and the body cells
• External Respiration


  Exchange of gases between the lungs and the air
• Pharynx


  Also called as the throat, is the chamber where the passages from the nose and mouth meet:
• Esophagus


  Passage way to the stomach
• Epiglottis


  A flap or elastic tissue that forms a lid over the top of the larynx so that food and air pass through their proper paths
• Trachea


  Is also called as windpipe and the passageway from larynx to the lungs
• Lungs


  Are made up of spongy tissues covered with an epithelium known as pleura
• Lungs


  is divided into sections called lobes, the left inferior and superior lobes is smaller than the right: inferior, middle, and superior lobes
• The lungs can hold up to 6 Liters of air. Only about 0.5 Liters of air is exchanged with each breath during quiet breathing and up to 5 Liters during strenuous exercise
• At least 1 Liter of air is retained in the lungs and never exhaled. This reserve keeps lungs inflated at all times
• Emphysema


  A lung disease occurs when the walls of the alveoli lose their elasticity results in the destruction of alveolar walls
• Fibrositis


  Is an inherited disease that affects the secretory cells lining the lungs, pancreas, sweat glands, and salivary glands.
• Bronchitis


  Inflammation of the bronchi caused by irritants, such as cigarette smoke, air pollution, or infections:
• Asthma


  A disorder in which there are periodic episodes of contractions of bronchial smooth muscles, which restricts air movements:
• Nasal air ways


  Cilia and mucous serve to filter out solid particles from the food we eat