THE BREATHING SYSTEM Flashcards

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Q

NOSE

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IT IS USED TO BREATHE AND HAS TWO HOLES CALLED NOSTRILS WHICH YOU BREATHE THROUGH

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MOUTH

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IT IS USED FOR BREATHING AND EATING

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TRACHEA

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IT IS ALSO CALLED THE WINDPIPE AND IT ALLOWS AIR TO PASS THROUGH IT INTO THE LUNGS

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4
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RINGS OF CARTILAGE

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IT HELPS THE TRACHEA TO STAY OPEN IN ORDER TO LET THE AIR PASS THROUGH WHILE STILL ALLOWING IT TO MOVE AND FLEX DURING BREATHING

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CARTILAGE

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IT IS A STRONG TISSUE BUT NOT AS HARD AS BONE

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BRONCHUS

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THE TRACHEA SPLITS INTO TO BRONCHI (PLURUL OF BRONCHUS) WHICH EACH LEAD INTO ONE OF THE LUNGS

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BRONCHIOLE

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THE BRONCHUS SPLITS INTO MANY BRONCHIOLES

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ALVEOLUS (AIR SAC)

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THE BRONCHIOLES HAVE MANY ALVEOLI ATTACHED TO THEM AND FEED THEM AIR WHICH IS THEN EXCHANGED FOR GASES THAT THE BLOOD DOES NOT NEED, SUCH AS WATER VAPOUR AND CARBON DIOXIDE, TO BE BREATHED OUT

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MUSCLE

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A LOT OF MUSCLE TISSUES THAT WORK TOGETHER TO CONTRACT AND RELEASE SO THAT WE CAN MOVE OUR BODY

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HEART

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A HOLLOW MUSCULAR ORGAN THAT PUMPS THE BLOOD THROUGH THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

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RIBCAGE

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THE BONY FRAME FROMED BY THE RIBS AROUND THE CHEST THAT ALSO PROTECTS THE ORGANS CONTAINED INSIDE IT

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RIB

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JUST ONE RIB FROM THE RIBCAGE

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LUNGS

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A PAIR OF ORGANS SURROUNDED BY THE RIBCAGE THAT CONTAINS THE BRONCHIOLES AND ALVIOLI

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14
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DIAPHRAGM

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A VITAL PIECE IN THE BREATHING SYSTEM THAT HELPS THE LUNGS INFLATE

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