Respiratory System

Question 1

Respiration

Answer 1

The movement of air from outside the body into the cells within tissues

Question 2

Diaphragm

Answer 2

The primary muscle used in the process of inspiration, or inhalation.

Question 3

Trachea

Answer 3

The tube that takes air into the chest, also known as the windwipe

Question 4

Bronchus

Answer 4

Tube l along which air passes from the trachea into the lungs

Question 5

Alveoli

Answer 5

Tiny sacs at the end of the bronchioles, where gas exchange takes place

Question 6

Haemoglobin

Answer 6

A type of protein found in every blood cell

Question 7

Gaseous exchange

Answer 7

The delivery of oxygen from the lungs to the bloodstream and the removal of carbon dioxide from the tissues