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respiratory system

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Cilia

tiny hair-like structures that line your respiratory pathways & filter the air we breathe

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Larynx

hollow muscular organ which holds the vocal cords (voice box) which produce sound

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Pharynx

the passage that leads from the cavities of the nose and mouth to the larynx

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Epiglottis

flap of elastic cartilage attached to the larynx that closes when food passes by

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Trachea

a hollow tube (wind pipe) that connects the larynx to the right and left bronchus

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Lungs

the organ that carries out the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

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Alveoli

the air sacks at the end of the bronchioles where the gas exchange takes place

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Bronchus

the 2 major air passages leading from the trachea to the lungs

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Bronchioles

the smallest air passageways coming off of the bronchi

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Diaphragm

a sheet of internal skeletal muscle that pulls and pushes against the lungs as we inhale and exhale

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What is the. main function of the respiratory system?

The main function of the respiratory system is the exchange of gasses - oxygen enters the body and carbon dioxide is removed.

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What is the main organ of the respiratory system?

the lungs

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What is the diaphragm? (2 part answer)

1. A muscle that separates the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity & 2. Pushes and pulls against the lungs as we breathe

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How does the respiratory system related to the digestive system?

both systems share the pharynx and the mouth

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What is an acute respiratory disease?

short term illness or disease

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What is a Chronic Respiratory Disease?

long term or constant disease or disorder

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