CO2 O2 Respiratory System O2 CO2
Respiration exchange and transport of gases carbon dioxide (CO2) leaves cells; oxygen (O2) enters gas exchange occurs across moist membranes covered with blood vessels
Structure and Function
nose (nasal cavity) - warms, filters air as it enters body trachea -air passageway covered with epiglottis larynx (voice box) - upper part of trachea; contains vocal cords, 2 bands of tissue stretched across opening of trachea
bronchi - tubes that carry air from trachea to lungs bronchioles - smaller tubes that branch from bronchi lungs - sac-like organs; site of gas exchange between air and blood
trachea bronchi lungs bronchioles diaphragm - dome-shaped muscle that moves up & down in the breathing process
bronchioles alveoli - grape-like clusters surrounded by network of thin-walled capillaries at the end of bronchioles
Inhalation diaphragm chest wall muscles contract, lifting and pulling ribs outward, diaphragm pulls downward
Exhalation diaphragm reverses the process
chest wall muscles contract, lifting and pulling ribs outward Inhalation Exhalation diaphragm chest wall muscles contract, lifting and pulling ribs outward reverses the process
Gas Exchange
tissue capillary alveoli CO2 Gas exchange occurs between the thin walls of the alveoli and the thin walls of the capillaries. O2 CO2 CO2 CO2 CO2 CO2 CO2 CO2 CO2 CO2 O2 CO2 O2 O2 O2 O2 O2 O2 O2 O2 O2 O2 CO2 CO2
Diseases of the Respiratory System
asthma narrowed airways, caused by allergies which clog airways with mucus and produce muscle spasms cystic fibrosis genetic defect which causes excessive production of mucus that clogs airways bronchitis inflammation of bronchi, bronchioles caused by long-term exposure to allergens, cigarette smoke, or other irritants
Review
Name the structure. nasal cavity 1 5 lung larynx 2 6 bronchi trachea 3 bronchioles 4 7 diaphragm
Match the structure with the number. 1. 2. 5. 3. nasal cavity bronchioles diaphragm bronchi trachea larynx lung 6. 4. 7.
sac-like organs; site of gas exchange between air and blood Match the function with the number. 1. sac-like organs; site of gas exchange between air and blood dome-shaped muscle that moves up & down in the breathing process tubes that carry air from trachea to lungs air passageway covered with epiglottis warms, filters air as it enters body smaller tubes that branch from bronchi upper part of trachea; contains vocal cords 5. 2. 3. 6. 4. 7.
1. 5. 2. 6. 3. 4. 7.