Respiratory (copy)
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- pharynx
- throat
- trachea
- windpipe
- gas exchange
- diffusion of 02 and c02 blood and lungs and then blood and tissue cells. transport of gases in the blood.
- upper respiratory system
- nose/mouth-pharynx-larynx-sinsuses
- larynx
- voice box
- lower respiratory system
- trachea, bronchi, lungs, alveoli, diaphragm
- pulmonary ventilation
- breathing process, movement of air in/out of lungs
- alveoli
- microscopic air sacs
- nasopharynx
- lined with cilia to trap foreign particles, material then swallowed and destroyed by stomach, muscous production
- nasal septum
- divides the right and left nasal cavity
- nose
- paired nostrils open to nasal cavity; hair filters out sand and dust; warms and humidifies air before entering lungs
- cellular respiration
- use of c02 within the cells to make energy
- function of respiratory system
- air distribution; gas exchange; humidifies air; warms air; filters air; produces sound for speaking keeps ph balance
- respiration
- th exchange of gases between living cells and the environment