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1. What does the respiratory system do? - ANSWER- Brings in oxygen to go into the cells, and
picks up carbon dioxide to be removed from the bodyguard
2. What are the 7 parts of the respiratory system?
3. What are alveoli surrounded by to allow the exchange of O2 and CO2? - ANSWER-
Capillaries
4. What is cilia? - ANSWER- Tiny hairs in the nose and trachea that wave particles up away
and out
5. What is mucus? - ANSWER- Something that keeps the air warm and moist but also traps
particles
6. How many alveoli does each lung have? - ANSWER- 150 million
7. What does hemoglobin do? - ANSWER- Carries oxygen through the blood
8. What is pleura? - ANSWER- Sacs that surround the lungs
9. What is the diaphragm? - ANSWER- The muscle at the bottom of the thoracic cavity
10. What happens during inhalation? - ANSWER- Diaphragm moves down (contracts), rib cage
rises, volume of chest cavity increases, air moves in to fill the space
11. What happens during exhalation? - ANSWER- Diaphragm moves up (relaxes), rib cage
lowers, space becomes smaller, air is pushed out of lungs
12. What does the medulla oblongata do? - ANSWER- Controls breathing
13. What is chronic bronchitis? - ANSWER- Bronchi swell and become clogged with mucus
14. What is emphysema? - ANSWER- Tissues in lungs lose elasticity; tissues can't enough O2
or get rid of enough CO2
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, 15. What is lung cancer? - ANSWER- Cells that do not stop reproducing; can spread to other
locations because lungs are so central and connected to so much; survival is generally less
then 5 years from diagnosis
16. What is heart disease? - ANSWER- Blood vessels are constricted, blood pressure rises, heart
has to work harder, heart wears out more quickly
17. What is cystic fibrosis? - ANSWER- Genetic (recessive); lungs can get clogged with
mucous
18. What is mesothelioma? - ANSWER- Lungs become exposed to asbestos and lose elasticity
19. What is elastic recoil? - ANSWER- The ability for the alveoli to get filled with air then
return to their normal shape once the air is released
20. What is a spirometer? - ANSWER- an instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs
21. What is tidal volume? - ANSWER- The amount of air taken in and breathed out in a typical
breath
22. What is supplemental volume? - ANSWER- The xtra air that can be inhaled or exhaled with
a deep breath
23. What is reserve amount? - ANSWER- The amount of extra air you can breathe out when
you force air out of your lungs
24. What is residual amount? - ANSWER- The amount of air in your lungs that you cannot get
rid of (even during forced exhaling)
25. What is vital capacity? - ANSWER- All the air you can control going in or out of your lungs
(supplemental + reserve = vital)
26. What is total capacity? - ANSWER- From the top of your supplemental amount to the
bottom of your residual volume
27. Main idea - ANSWER- the most important or central thought of a paragraph or
larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about
28. Topic - ANSWER- a particular issue or idea that serves as the subject of a paragraph,
essay, report, or speech
29. What's the difference between a topic and main idea?
-topic is the general subject of a paragraph
-Topics are simple and are described with just a word or a phrase.
-main idea is a complete sentence; it includes the topic
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, 30. Key ideas - ANSWER- Ideas that support controlling idea
31. Controlling idea - ANSWER- -your opinion about the topic.
- It helps the reader understand your purpose for writing the paragraph or essay
32. Conclusion - ANSWER- A deduction made by the reader about an unstated outcome
from reading passage
33. Inference - ANSWER- A conclusion one can draw from the presented details.
34. anatomical position - ANSWER- a standard position in which the body is facing forward,
the feet are parallel to each other, and the arms are at the sides with the palms facing forward
35. Cells - ANSWER- The basic unit of structure and function in all living things
36. Cellular functions - ANSWER- Processes that include growth, metabolism, replication,
protein synthesis, and movement
37. Directional terminology - ANSWER- Words used to explain relationships of locations of
anatomical elements (distal, posterior, medial, etc.)
38. organ system - ANSWER- A group of organs that work together in performing vital body
functions.
39. Organelle - ANSWER- specialized structure that performs important cellular functions
within a eukaryotic cell
40. Organ - ANSWER- A collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body
41. Reference Planes - ANSWER- Planes dividing the body to describe locations
42. Tissue - ANSWER- A group of similar cells that perform a specific function.
43. Eukaryotic cells - ANSWER- Contain a nucleus and other organelles that are bound by
membranes.
44. prokaryotic cell - ANSWER- cell that does not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound
organelles. (Bacteria)
45. Ribosome - ANSWER- site of protein synthesis
46. Nucleus - ANSWER- A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for
growth and reproduction
47. Nucleolus - ANSWER- Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes
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, 48. Cytoplasm - ANSWER- A jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are
suspended
49. Gogli Apparatus - ANSWER- organelle in cells that modifies, sorts, and packages
prooteins and other materials from the endoplasmic reticulum for storage in the cell or
release outside the cell
50. Vacuole - ANSWER- A sac inside a cell that acts as a storage area
51. Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum - ANSWER- creates lipids or fat
52. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum - ANSWER- An endomembrane system covered with
ribosomes where many proteins for transport are assembled.
53. Mitochondria - ANSWER- Powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP (energy)
production
54. DNA - ANSWER- A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up
the chromosomes.
55. RNA - ANSWER- A single-stranded nucleic acid that passes along genetic messages
56. Mitosis - ANSWER- part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides
57. -four-stage process that creates two identical cells from one original cell.
58. ATP - ANSWER- (adenosine triphosphate) main energy source that cells use for most of
their work
59. Lysosomes - ANSWER- cell organelle filled with enzymes needed to break down certain
materials in the cell
60. cell membrane - ANSWER- thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters
and leaves the cell
61. Cell wall - ANSWER- found only in plant and bacteria this structure is found outside the
cell membrane and serves as a more rigid protective barrier
62. mRNA - ANSWER- messenger RNA; type of RNA that carries instructions from DNA in
the nucleus to the ribosome
63. 4 haploid gametes - ANSWER- -Haploid describes a cell that contains a single set of
chromosomes. can also refer to the number of chromosomes in egg or sperm cells, which
are also called gametes
64. -In humans, gametes are haploid cells that contain 23 chromosomes, each of which a one of a
chromosome pair that exists in diplod cells.
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