Respiratory system bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   The zone that carries air but does not exchange gas.

   Item

   Conducting

2. Clue

   The zone where gas exchange actually takes place.

   Item

   Respiratory

3. Clue

   Elastic cartilage covering the tracheal opening.

   Item

   Epiglottis

4. Clue

   The windpipe, held open by C shaped cartilage.

   Item

   Trachea

5. Clue

   A small grape like sac on an alveolar duct.

   Item

   Alveolus

6. Clue

   Lowers surface tension inside the alveoli.

   Item

   Surfactant

7. Clue

   Lubricates the two pleural layers as they slide.

   Item

   Pleural fluid

8. Clue

   Pressure falls as the volume of a gas rises.

   Item

   Boyle's law

9. Clue

   Moves gas down a partial pressure gradient.

   Item

   Diffusion

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation