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| the main functions of the respiratory system are: |
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| 1. take in oxygen. 2. excrete carbon dioxide and water. 3. release energy stored in glucose[cellular respiration]. |
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| A muscle located under the lungs and above your stomach called the |
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| the main passage way for air to be breathed in and out. |
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| another way for air to enter and leave. |
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| the windpipe, passage way for air from your throat to your lungs. |
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| tubes that connect the trachea to the lungs |
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| the organ in the body responsible for respriation |
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| smaller tubes in the lungs that lead to the alveoli |
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| tiny air sacs of the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide is exchanged |
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| the part of the throat that contains the vocal cords. |
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| five ways to take care of your respiratory system: |
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| 1 stay away from polluted air. 2.do not smoke or breathe tobacco smoke3.exersize to strengthen the muscles needed for breathing.4. see a doctor when you have a respiratory infection. 5.use correct posture to allow the lungs the space needed to breath deeply. |
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| bronchioles narrow causing difficulty breathing. may be triggered by irritants such as dust or pollen. |
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| alveoli have been damaged. alveoli lose their elasticity making it difficult to breathe. |
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| severe acute respiratory syndrome is caused by a virus. symptoms include fever and difficulty breathing. |
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| a virus that causes a respiratory infection accompanied by high fever runny nose and muscle aches. example [swine flu] |
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| respiratory infection caused by any of 200 different viruses. symptoms include cough runny nose sneezing watery eyes and headache. there is no cure. |
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| is the process where the body takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide and water. |
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| are the tiny hairs inside the nose and throat that help to clean air of dust and germs. |
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| are sac-like organs that take oxygen from the air and deliver it to the blood. |
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| a dome-shaped muscle located under the lungs and above the stomach called the ----- is responsible for breathing. |
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| the----- is the passage from the mouth to the larynx and the esophagus. |
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| the fluid that is collected by the lymphatic vessel and nodes is |
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| the group of organ and tissues that collect excess fluid and return it to the blood is called |
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| bronchial tubes which branch into small tubs called |
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| two tubes which connect the lungs to the trachea are |
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| the----- is the area of the throat that contains the vocal cords. |
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| the tub that connects the larynx to the lungs is the---- or windpipe. |
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| the small flap in the back of the throat that stops food from going into the trachea[windpipe] is the |
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| in----- ---- oxygen is used by cells to release energy stored in molecules of glucose. |
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| the---- ---- is the group of organs responsible for taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide. |
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| millions of tiny air sacs called---- are where the exchange of gases. |
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