Breathing bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Flap that keeps food out of the larynx when you swallow.

   Item

   Epiglottis

2. Clue

   The sound box.

   Item

   Larynx

3. Clue

   Thin bag-like sites where gases are exchanged.

   Item

   Alveoli

4. Clue

   Double membrane around each lung, with fluid between.

   Item

   Pleura

5. Clue

   Its contraction starts inspiration.

   Item

   Diaphragm

6. Clue

   About 500 mL moved in a normal breath.

   Item

   Tidal volume

7. Clue

   Red iron pigment carrying oxygen in RBCs.

   Item

   Haemoglobin

8. Clue

   The form in which 70 per cent of CO2 travels.

   Item

   Bicarbonate

9. Clue

   Damaged alveolar walls, often from smoking.

   Item

   Emphysema

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation