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The respiratory system and breathing

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What system are the pharynx, larynx and trachea are part of?

The respiratory system

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What are bronchioles?

smaller branches of the bronchi

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What are microscopic sacs surrounded by capillaries that have blood constantly flowing through them?

Alveoli

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What happens to the diaphragm during inhalation?

it contracts and the lungs expand

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What happens to the diaphragm during exhalation?

it relaxes and the lungs contract

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Where does air enter through the body?

through the nasal cavity or mouth

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Oxygen in the inhaled air passes into the _________ that surround the alveoli.

capillaries

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What are capillaries?

very thin blood vessels that run to the organs to exchange substances between the blood and the cells

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What do veins carry from the organs to the heart?

blood

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Arteries carry the blood from the heart to the ______.

organs

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Oxygen, ______, and waste travel in the blood from one part to the another.

nutrients

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What are the two circuits in the circulatory system?

pulmonary circuit and the systemic circuit

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In the pulmonary circuit, where does the blood travel?

between the heart and the lungs

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In the systemic circuit, where does the blood travel?

between the heart and the other organs

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What system are the heart, capillaries, veins, and arteries a part of?

the circulatory system

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NAT6 U3 The respiratory system and breathing (p ...