AY Honor Cardiopulmonary System Answer Key

Cardiopulmonary System

Skill Level

1

Year

2021

Version

13.04.2025

Approval authority

Australian Union

1

What makes up the respiratory tract?

2

What muscles are involved in breathing?

3

Explain how changes in pressure help us breathe in and out. How do these pressure changes happen?

4

What can make it hard for air to flow in our lungs? How can problems in the shape of our lungs or sicknesses cause this?

5

Demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the following medical prefixes and suffixes by giving their meaning:

6

Choose seven medical terms from the list below and give their meanings.

7

Choose three lung problems from the list. Tell how they make it hard for someone to breathe and what might happen if they don’t get treated.

7a

Pneumothorax

8

Safely participate in a dissection of a lung, observing and discussing the following:

9

Discuss how Paul’s message in 1 Corinthians 12 can relate to how the heart and lungs operate together.

References

• Australian Union Cardiopulmonary System Honor