Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
36 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What is the Respiratory system made up of?
16-1 |
lungs
tubes passageways through which air moves in the body |
|
|
What is breathing?
16-1 |
the process by which air enters and leaves the body
|
|
|
What is respiration?
16-1/16-2 |
the process of
carrying oxygen to cells, getting rid of Carbon Dioxide and water releasing energy |
|
|
What is the trachea?
16-1 |
windpipe
|
|
|
What is the bronchus or bronchi?
16-1 |
tube leading to the lungs
|
|
|
What is the alveolus or alveoli?
16-1 |
microscopic air sacs in the lungs
|
|
|
What is the larynx?
16-1 |
organ located on top of the trachea that contains the vocal cords
made of cartilage |
|
|
3 parts of respiration
16-2 |
External Respiration
Internal respiration Cellular Respiration |
|
|
External Respiration
16-2 |
oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the lungs and the blood
|
|
|
Internal Respiration
16-2 |
oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the blood and the cells of the body
|
|
|
Cellular Respiration
16-2 |
chemical process by which energy from food molecules is released by cells
|
|
|
What is a diaphragm?
16-2 |
sheet of muscle below the lungs
|
|
|
What is inhale?
16-2 |
to breathe in
less air pressure in the lungs than outside the body more oxygen |
|
|
What is exhale?
16-2 |
to breathe out
air pressure in the lungs is greater than the air pressure outside the body carbon dioxide released |
|
|
What body parts are used in breathing?
16-2 |
ribs
diaphragm rib muscles lungs |
|
|
What is mucus?
16-3 |
sticky liquid found in the nose and windpipe
traps harmful particles from the air keeps tissues of respiratory system from drying out(keep moist) |
|
|
What is cilia?
16-3 |
tiny hairlike structures found in nose and windpipe
push mucus and trapped particle toward the back of the throat |
|
|
What gases makes up air?
16-4 |
oxygen
nitrogen carbon dioxide argon |
|
|
What are alveoli?
16-4 |
microscopic air sacs in the lungs
where gases are exchanged in the lungs |
|
|
What is nicotine?
16-5 |
stimulant found in tobacco
causes physical and mental addiction |
|
|
What is excretion?
16-6 |
process of removing waste products from the blood
|
|
|
What are the waste products formed by the body?
16-6 |
Carbon dioxide
water salts nitrogen compounds |
|
|
What are the parts/organs of the Excretory system?
16-6 |
Lungs
kidneys skin- the largest part |
|
|
What is the kidney?
16-6 |
excretory organ that removes waste products from the blood
Urine is the waste product 2 kidneys |
|
|
What is the ureter?
16-6 |
tube that carries liquid waste(Urine) from the kidneys to the bladder
|
|
|
What is the bladder?
16-6 |
excretory organ that stores liquid wastes
|
|
|
What is urine?
16-7 |
liquid waste formed in the kidneys
|
|
|
What is urea?
16-7 |
nitrogen compound formed as a waste product when proteins are used by the body
|
|
|
What is nephron?
16-7 |
filtering structure of the kidneys
look like tiny tubes |
|
|
What is skin?
16-8 |
largest organ of the human body
covers entire outside of body main function cover and protect the body two layers with blood vessels, nerves and other tissue |
|
|
What is the dermis?
16-8 |
inner layer of the skin
living layer |
|
|
What is the epidermis?
16-8 |
outer layer of the skin
covers and protects body living and dead skin cells |
|
|
What is perspiration?
16-8 |
waste water and salts that leave the body through the skin
|
|
|
What is a pore?
16-8 |
tiny opening in the skin
|
|
|
What is evaporation?
16-8 |
changing of a liquid to a gas
cooling system removes heat from body |
|
|
What two systems do the lungs belong to? 16-1
|
respiratory and circulatory
|
