Respiratory Physiology

Question 1

Direction of air flow

Answer 1

Adams Apple, Trachea, Bronchial Tree

Question 2

Lung Lobes

Answer 2

Left (Upper, Lower)
Right (Upper, Middle, Lower)

Question 3

Cardiac Notch

Answer 3

A notch in the left lung where the heart protrudes. Made during development of the lungs.

Question 4

Diaphram

Answer 4

This is the “floor muscle” underneath the heart and lungs.

Question 5

Name of the entirety that makes up the rib cage

Answer 5

Thorax

Question 6

Name of the sacs that catch the oxygen from air and trade it for carbon dioxide in blood

Answer 6

Alveoli

Question 7

Cellular Respiration

Answer 7

Cells using oxygen to process glucose (cell food) making the waste carbon dioxide and water.