Set: Respiratory System

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Term Definition
Breathing What your body does when it takes out oxygen, and lets out used air
Respiratory System The body parts that work together to bring air into and push it out of your body
Windpipe [Trachea] Air passage connecting the throat to the lungs
Lungs Two spongy bags that expand when they fill with air
Involuntary Not controlled by will
Cilia Tiny, hairlike projections that grow on the surface or the respiratory mucas membranes
Cartilage A tough, but bendable material
Inhale Breathing in
Exhale Breathing Out
Larynx Upper end of the windpipe where the vocal cords are and where the voice is produced
Vocal Cords The elastic bands inside the larynx. When they vibrate sounds are produced. Tighter: Higher Looser: Lower
Nose and Mouth Take in and let out air
Diapraghm Dome shaped muscle that separates the chest from the stomach area
Breathing Rate The number of times you inhale in a minute
Respiration The process by which cells use oxygen and give of carbon dioxide
Bronchial Tube one of the tubes into which the windpipe branches. One tube goes to each lung
Air Sacs [Alveoli] One of many tiny thin walled pockets in the lungs which oxygen moves into the blood and carbon dioxide is removed. Each lung has millions of air sacs
Spasm The sudden contraction of a muscle
Hiccups Caused by a spasm in your diapraghm. Eating or drinking too much quickly or laughing or crying while you breathe in air
Bronchitis inflammation of mucas membrane that lines the bronchial tubes
Emphysema resatory disease in which the air sacs become enlarged. The air sacks are less able to supply oxygen to the blood and remove C2o
Nicotine poison contained in the leaves, roots and seeds of tobacco
Tar Sticky, yellow substance found in tobacco
Carbon Monoxide Poisonous gas produced when tobacco is burned
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Created April 28, 2008
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Most Missed Words

  1. Bronchial Tube → one of the tubes into which the windpipe branches. One tube goes to each lung - 8 misses
  2. Breathing → What your body does when it takes out oxygen, and lets out used air - 7 misses
  3. Nose and Mouth → Take in and let out air - 6 misses
  4. Larynx → Upper end of the windpipe where the vocal cords are and where the voice is produced - 5 misses
  5. Diapraghm → Dome shaped muscle that separates the chest from the stomach area - 5 misses
  6. Air Sacs [Alveoli] → One of many tiny thin walled pockets in the lungs which oxygen moves into the blood and carbon dioxide is removed. Each lung has millions of air sacs - 5 misses
  7. Bronchitis → inflammation of mucas membrane that lines the bronchial tubes - 4 misses