1st LONG FLASHCARD/1st QUARTER - Grade 9

A type of blood vessels carry blood away from the heart.

When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___.

Flap of tissue that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing.

The process of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs.

A cavity within a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities.

The process of diffusing oxygen from the blood, into the interstitial fluid and into the cells.

Which part of the Respiratory System plays a major role in speech?

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

Order of air flow during inhalation: 1. Larynx 2. Nasal cavity 3. Pharynx 4. Trachea

Two air tubes that branch off the trachea and carry air directly into the lungs.