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The Respiratory System

6th grade health class respiratory system quiz

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nosefilters, moistens, warms air
throatpharynx
voice boxlarynx
wind pipetrachea
ciliahairlike projections that line the trachea trapping dirt
bronchitwo tubes that branch off the trachea
bronchiole tubessmaller branches of the bronchi
alveoliair sacs at the ends of bronchiole tubes
capillariesblood exchanges carbon dioxide for oxygen at the alveoli
alveoliair exchanges oxygen for carbon dioxide at the capillaries
respiratory systemdelivers oxygen to the body
diaphragmmuscle directly under the chest cavity
intercostal musclesmuscles between ribs
as you inhalethe diaphragm contracts
as you exhalethe diaphragm relaxes
as you inhaleyour chest space increases
as you exhaleyour chest space decreases
when you inhaleair pressure is greater outside our body then inside your lungs
when you exhaleair pressure in greater inside your lungs than outside your body

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