The respiratory system
Studied by 0 people
Call with Kai
Learn
Practice Test
Spaced Repetition
Match
Flashcards
Knowt Play1/9
Earn XP
Description and Tags
bio midterm 2026
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced | Call with Kai |
|---|
No analytics yet
Send a link to your students to track their progress
10 Terms
nose
Organ that warms and takes air in
trachea
what moves the air from the pharynx to the lungs
right/left bronchi
The tubes the bring air into the lungs
bronchioles
what right/left bronchi branch into
alveoli
The small air sacs in the lungs that are wrapped in capillaries
oxygen
that moves from alveoli into the red blood cells in the capillaries
carbon dioxide
gas that moves from red blood cells back into alveoli
the role diffusion plays in the respiratory system
Allows for oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange in the alveoli
role of the diaphragm in inhalation and exhalation
The diaphragm contracts (pulls down) to create a vacuum which causes you to inhale and relaxes (pushes up) which forces air out of your lungs, causing you to exhale
How respiratory system works with the circulatory system
The respiratory system takes in oxygen from the atmosphere and the circulatory system transports that oxygen to all the cells in your body for cellular respiration
Note 
Flashcards (24)