Respiratory System

A series of organs that take in oxygen and give off carbon dioxide

Air is moistened, warmed and filtered as it enters the body

The passage that leads from the nose and mouth to the larynx, both air and food pass here. It is made of 3 parts

hollow muscular organ which holds the vocal cords (voice box) which produce sound

a flap of elastic cartilage attached to the larynx that closes when food passes by

A hollow tube (wind pipe) that connects the larynx to the right and left bronchus

The two major air passageways leading from the trachea to the lungs

the smallest air passageways coming off of the bronchi

the air sacs at the end of the bronchioles where the gas exchange takes place (oxygen in and carbon dioxide out)

A sheet of internal skeletal muscle that extends across the bottom of the thoracic cavity, it pushes and pulls on the lungs as we inhale and exhale. Separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity

Influenza, Pneumonia, Enterovirus, Bronchitis

Asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)

an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells, associated with smoking, can cause death