The Respiratory System
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(1) The lung on the___________side of the body is a little smaller in order to leave extra space for the heart.
(2) Beneath the lungs is a muscle that works with the lungs to allow breathing. It is called the_______________.
(3) At the bottom end of the trachea (windpipe) the tubes called bronchi lead into each lung. At the end of each bronchi are about 30,000 tiny tubes called________________.
(4) At the end of each bronchiole are tiny air sacs called_______________.
(5) The alveoli are covered with small blood vessels called______________.
(6) As air is inhaled
(breathed in) through the trachea, tiny hairs called______________
keep dirt out of the lungs.
(7) After the cells have
used the oxygen they need, they produce_________________
which must leave the body.
(8) Above the trachea is the_______________(voice box). Across it are two tiny ridges called__________________which open and close to make sounds.
(9) The best way to keep the lungs healthy is not to______________!
(10) _______________also helps to keep lungs strong and healthy.