THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

I. Label the diagram with the correct word from the box.

Word List
alveoli exhale nostril
ribcage inhale oxygen
bronchioles larynx pleura
cilia lungs respiratory system
cough mucus sneeze
diaphragm nasal passage trachea
epiglottis nose vocal cords
II. Match each definition with a word from the list.

1. The air passage in your throat that leads to the lungs. This is also
called your windpipe.
trachea
2. The smallest and thinnest air tubes in the lungs
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3. To breathe out
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4. This organ is the entrance to the respiratory tract in the body. It is
also used for smelling.
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5. The fleshy folds of tissue in the larynx. They vibrate and produce
sound when air passes through the opening between them.
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6. To breathe in
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7. The tiny air sacs in the lungs that take oxygen from the air and put it
into the blood
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8. A membrane that encloses each of the lungs.
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9. An explosive and sudden release of air through the mouth
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10. The flap of cartilage behind your tongue. This closes the opening to
your windpipe when you are swallowing food.
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11. The passage that allows air to travel from your mouth and nose to
your lungs
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12. One of the two openings in the nose
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13. The dome-shaped sheet of muscle that forms the bottom of the chest
cavity
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14. The system that includes your nose, trachea, lungs, and diaphragm.
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15. The two breathing organs where gas exchange occurs in the body.
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16. When you breathe in through your nose, air enters this and will
continue towards the pharynx.
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17. The slimy liquid inside your nose and lungs that help to trap dirt from
the air. This slimy liquid also helps to keep body passages moist and clean.
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18. The muscle and cartilage where your vocal cords are located. This is
also called your voice box.
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19. A colorless gas that you breathe in. You need it to stay alive.
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20. The tiny hairs inside your air tubes that keep dirt away from your
lungs
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21. A sudden, explosive exhalation through the nose
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