HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Flashcards
1
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Made up of the organs in your body that help you to breathe.
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Respiratory System
2
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The air enters and is filtered.
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Nose
3
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Airflow through the nose in which the air is warmed,cleaned, and moistened.
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Nasal Passages
4
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Hollow tube that serves as passageway of air into the lungs. Also known as windpipe or empty tube.
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Trachea
5
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2 branching tubes that connect the Trachea to the Lungs. Also known as Bronchial Tubes.
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Bronchi
6
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Finer subdivisions of the branch; hair like tubes that connect to the lungs.
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Bronchioles
7
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Allow the gas exchange in Lungs. Also known as Airsacs.
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Alveoli
8
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Abdominal muscle help relax.Helps you inhale and exhale (breathe in and out). This thin, dome-shaped muscle sits below your lungs and heart.
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Diaphragm
