respiratory system

singultus is called

hiccups
main organs of respiratory system
- -nose
- -lungs
- -pharnyx
- -larynx
- -trachea
- -bronchi
main functions of system;
- -oversee gas exchange btw blood n external environment
- -lungs exchange these gasses with help of alveoli
- -purify air that will go into lungs
function of paranosal sinuses

lightens the skull, act as resonance chambers for speech
smallest respiratory passageways

bronchioles
seperates mouth from nose

palate
windpipe

trachea
where gas exchange takes place

alveoli
stops food from going the wrong way

epiglottis
both air n food pass through this

pharynx
movement of air out of the lungs

expiration
membranes that cover the lungs n lines the pleural cavity

pleura
volume of air inhaled or exhaled at each normal breath

tidal volume
gas exchange takes place btw the process of

diffusion
when substances move in this way, they pass from areas of ___ to ___
- -higher conentration
- -lower
in the alveoli of the lungs, oxygen pases from ___ then in the tissues from the ____
- -air of the alveoli to the capillary blood
- -capillary blood to the tissue cells
in the tissues, car. dioxide moves from ___ and in the lungs from ___
- -tissue cells
- -capillary blood to alveolar air

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respiratory system

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Updated

2012-04-23T23:05:14Z

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