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Animal Respiratory System
Cornell Respiratory system
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Agriculture
10th Grade
04/20/2009

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Term
Bronchial tree
Definition
term that describes how bronchi get continually smaller, like a tree
branch
Term
alveoli
Definition
grape-like clusters at ends of bronchioles; where exchange of oxygen and
carbon dioxide gases occur
Term
Apnea
Definition
not breathing
Term
Asphyxiation
Definition
suffocation; blockage of airflow that results in a lack of oxygen
Term
Bradypnea
Definition
abnormally slow respiratory rate
Term
Bronchi
Definition
paired terminal branches of the trachea contained within the lungs; singular:
bronchus
Term
Bronchioles
Definition
smallest branches of the bronchial tree
Term
Cilia
Definition
tiny hairs inside nostrils that help to filter air
Term
Diaphragm
Definition
Muscle located below the lungs; contraction causes the lungs to draw in a
breath
Term
Dyspnea
Definition
difficult breathing
Term
Epiglottis
Definition
flap that covers the larynx during swallowing
Term
Exhalation
Definition
release of a breath
Term
Inhalation
Definition
drawing in of a breath
Term
Larynx
Definition
‘voice box’ that contains vocal cords
Term
Bird:
the cir. system delivers oxygen to the body tissue and carries away Carbon dioxide better than the what other animal's cir. system?
Definition
the Reptiles Circulation and Respiation
Term
Birds"
have a fast____ and____ to make circulation more efficent and faster
Definition
heart rate & blood pressure
Term
Birds:
have ___ chambered heart that completely seperates oxygen rich blood from oxygen poor blood
Definition
four
Term
Birds:
respiratory system can obtain large amounts of ____ efficiently
Definition
oxygen
Term
Birds:
lungs have ____ that extend into all parts of the body
Definition
air sacs
Term
Birds:
the respiratory system uniquly allows air to flow ____ way
Definition
one
Term
Birds:
When a bird breaths in air and it enters the nostrils or mouth travels through the ____ to the posterior air sacs
Definition
trachea
Term
Birds:
When air is in the posterior air sacs flows to the lungs, the gas exchange takes place in the lungs, and the air turns into poor oxygen. The oxygen poor air moves into the _____ and is exhaled.
Definition
anterior air sacs
Term
While the bird is exhaling the next branch of air is flowing from the _____ into the lungs. Thus, the flow of air into the lungs is continuous, even while the bird is exhaling
Definition
posterior air sacs
Term
the respiratory system is basicly the sam throuh out most forms of life except for?
Definition
birds
Term
birds and ____ are closely related in the respirtory story
Definition
rptiles
Term
reptiles have well developed ______ with large intestinal surfaces
Definition
lungs
Term
unlike amphibians,reptiles do not have depend on ___ exchange through the skin
Definition
gas
Term
reptiles do not need to stay _____.
Definition
moist
Term
reptiles inhale and exhale _______
efficiently than amphibians.
Definition
more
Term
reptiles fill their lungs with a ________ volume of air than amphibians.
Definition
higher
Term
____ exchange takes place in sharks when water enters through the _____ and passes through several gills.
Definition
gas, mouth
Term
In some apmphibians, _____ replce the lungs.
Definition
gills
Term
Amphibians re
Definition
Term
tuberculosis in dogs are caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium ovis. animals are infected by _____
Definition
inhaling the organism from respirtory excretions or by drinking infected milk.
Term
_________ and _________ must first dissolve in water before amphibians can diffuse into or out of living tissues.
Definition
oxygen;carbon dioxide
Term
Lungs are internal air sacs with ____________ that stay moist even if the outside environment is dry.
Definition
membranes
Term
most amphibians use a combination of lungs,gills,and ___ for gas exchange during the various stages of life.
Definition
skin
Term
Amphibians breathe through gills as _________ but breathe through lungs as adults.
Definition
larvae
Term
Unlike fishes,most aquatic amphibians have __________ gills.
Definition
external
Term
As water flows over these gills,oxygen in the water diffuses into the ________ flowing through the gill _____________
Definition
blood, capillaries
Term
As larvae grow, their ______ gills develop into _______ gills.
Definition
external, internal
Term
Many amphibians exchange gases through the lining of their skin and ________
Definition
mouth
Term
The thin linings are supplied with many ______________.
Definition
blood vessels
Term
The skin must stay _____ for gas exchange to take place.
Definition
moist
Term
Amphibian skin stays moist by remaining in ____, damp soil, or any other moist places.
Definition
water
Term
________ is when the rib cage expands
Definition
Inhalation
Term
__________ is when the rib cage contracts.
Definition
Exhalation
Term
Inhlation cause the ________ to move down.
Definition
diaphram
Term
Exhalation causes the diaphram to move _____.
Definition
up
Term
Breathing takes place in the ___________
Definition
diaphram and ribcage
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