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Respiratory System Flashcards

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Trachea

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WINDPIPE
- long, tubular structure
- after mouth/nasal passage

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Bronchi

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BROCCOLI STEM
- connected to trachea
- 2 tubular branches (bronchus for 1)

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Bronchiole

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BROCCOLI BRANCHES
- bronchi split into more bronchioles

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Alveoli

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BROCOLLI LEAVES/BULBS
- at the end of bronchioles; tiny air sacs
- gas exchange occurs here between the alveoli and surrounding capillaries

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Diaphragm

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  • muscle that helps to inhale + exhale
  • thin, dome-shaped
  • below lungs and heart
    Inhale: contracts, lungs expand with air
    Exhale: relaxes, lungs push out air
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