Respiratory system (Powerpoint)

Respiratory System

________- is the network of organs and tissues that help you breathe.

Bronchioles

________: Small branches of the bronchial tubes that lead to the alveoli.

Larynx

________ (voice box): Hollow organ that allows you to talk and make sounds when air moves in and out.

Epiglottis

________: Tissue flap at the entrance to the trachea that closes when you swallow to keep food and liquids out of your airway.

Ribs

________: Bones that surround and protect your lungs and heart.

Pharynx

________ (throat): Tube that delivers air from your mouth and nose to the trachea (windpipe)

Sinuses

________: Hollow areas between the bones in your head that help regulate the temperature and humidity of the air you inhale.

Diaphragm

________: Muscle that helps your lungs pull in air and push it out.

Mouth

________ and nose: Openings that pull air from outside your body into your respiratory system.

Cilia

________: Tiny hairs that move in a wave- like motion to filter dust and other irritants out of your airways.

Alveoli

________: Tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.

waste gases

It also cleans ________, such as carbon dioxide, from your blood.

Trachea

________: Passage connecting your throat and lungs.

Pleura

________: Thin sacs that surround each lung lobe and separate your lungs from the chest wall.

Bronchial tubes

________: Tubes at the bottom of your windpipe that connect into each lung.

Mouth and nose

 Openings that pull air from outside your body into your respiratory system

Sinuses

 Hollow areas between the bones in your head that help regulate the temperature and humidity of the air you inhale

Pharynx (throat)

 Tube that delivers air from your mouth and nose to the trachea (windpipe)

Trachea

 Passage connecting your throat and lungs

Bronchial tubes

 Tubes at the bottom of your windpipe that connect into each lung

Lungs

 Two organs that remove oxygen from the air and pass it into your blood

Diaphragm

 Muscle that helps your lungs pull in air and push it out

Ribs

 Bones that surround and protect your lungs and heart

Alveoli

 Tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place

Bronchioles

 Small branches of the bronchial tubes that lead to the alveoli

Pleura

 Thin sacs that surround each lung lobe and separate your lungs from the chest wall

Cilia

 Tiny hairs that move in a wave-like motion to filter dust and other irritants out of your airways

Epiglottis

 Tissue flap at the entrance to the trachea that closes when you swallow to keep food and liquids out of your airway

Larynx (voice box)

 Hollow organ that allows you to talk and make sounds when air moves in and out