respiratory system 🧘♂️ Flashcards
1
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trachea
A
tube - windpipe
2
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bronchi
A
leads to lungs
3
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bronchioles
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spread through out the lungs
at the end of each bronchiole is an air sac called alveoli
4
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alveoli
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where oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide is removed
5
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lung
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the name given to the organ made up of bronchioles, alveoli and tissue surrounding them
6
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ribs
A
protect the lungs
help with breathing due to the intercostal muscles between them
7
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diaphragm
A
sheet of muscle below the lungs
