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1
What is the function of the red blood cells?
Help transport food to the stomach
Protect cell wall
Collect oxygen from lungs and transport CO2 back to lungs.
Carry nutrients in the blood
2
How does air get to the lungs?
Along the trachea, bronchi and bronchioles
From the heart
From the intercostal muscles
In the arteries
3
What is the main function of the diaphragm?
Contains vocal chords
Separates the thorax and abdomen
Protects lungs and heart
Takes air to the lungs
4
How is oxygenated blood taken to the heart from the lungs?
Pulmonary Arterioles
Veins
Pulmonary venules
Capillaries
5
What is another word for the laranyx?
Trachea
Epiglottis
Nose
Voice box
6
How does the rib cage move when the intercostal muscles contract?
Downwards
Upwards and slightly to the right
Outwards and to the left
Upwards
7
Describe the structure of the alveoli?
Small oval shaped disk
Large rectangular molecules with thick walls
Flexible thin spheres
Tiny sacks with thin single celled walls
8
Name the 2 antagonistic intercostal muscles
External and internal intercostal muscles
Soleus and gastrocnemius
Sternum and pectoralis major
Inner and outer intercostal muscles
9
Where are the lungs situated?
On the left of the body
By the stomach
On the right of the body
In the thorax (chest cavity)
10
What is present on the alveoli?
Red blood cells
Veins
Capillaries
Arteries