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INHALE
BREATH IN - AIR ENTERS BODY THROUGH NOSE AND MOUTH
EXHALE
BREATHE OUT
LUNGS
ORGANS THAT FILL WITH AIR (LIKE BALLOONS)
DIAPHRAGM
AIR IS PULLED IN AND PUSHED OUT THE LUNGS BY THE MUSCULAR DIAPHRAGM
EPIGLOTTIS
FLAP TISSUE THAT CLOSES TO PREVENT FOOD FROM ENTERING THE TRACHEA
TRACHEA
TUPE THAT CONNETS THE LARNYX TO THE LUNGS. SUPPORTED BY CARTILAGE RINGS.
BRONCHI
BRANCHES OF THE TRACHEA INSIDE THE LUNGS. (BRONCHI=BRANCHES)
ALVEOLI
AIR SACS IN THE LUNGS. WHERE OXYGEN GOES INTO THE BLOOD AND CARBON DIOXIDE LEAVES THE BLOOD. *(GAS EXCHANGE PLACE)
LARYNIX
VOICE BOX
Author
myboyz
ID
55796
Card Set
SCIENCE
Description
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (LUNGS)
Updated
2010-12-14T04:03:47Z
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