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| tiny sacs in the lungs through which the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. |
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| bronchus, bronchi, bronchiole |
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| • Air travels from trachea to left & right bronchus, • bronchus subdivides into smaller passage called bronchi • Bronchi become smaller and are then called bronchioles • Bronchioles end with alveoli. |
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| the branching system of bronchi and bronchioles conducting air from the windpipe into the lungs. |
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| the release of gas from the digestive tract (mainly esophagus and stomach) through the mouth |
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| sudden reflex to clear the throat and breathing passage of foreign particles,a rapid expulsion of air from the lungs. |
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| main muscle the body uses for breathing |
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| rib muscles, secondary muscle for breathing |
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| layer of tissue which lines an area of the body which comes into contact with air. they are warm & moist , traps foreign particles, |
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| sudden involuntary reflex to clear the nose of air from the nose, expulsion of air from nose |
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