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| tubelike passageway for both food and air through which inhaled air passes after it is warmed and moistened in the nasal cavity. (ch. 21, p. 577) |
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| airway to which the vocal chords are attached. (ch. 21, p. 577) |
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| tube with rings of cartilage to keep it open & prevent it from collapsing; is lined with mucous and cilia to trap dust, bacteria and pollen. |
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| two short branches at the lower end of the trachea that carry air into the lungs. (ch. 21, p. 578) |
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| in the lungs, the tiny, thin-walled sacs arranged in grapelike clusters at the end of each bronchiole; oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange takes place between the alveoli and capillaries. (ch. 21, p. 578) |
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| muscle beneath the lungs that contracts and relaxes with breathing and that helps move air in and out of the body. (ch. 21, p. 579) |
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| long-lasting respiratory disease in which the bronchial tubes are irritated and too much mucus is produced. (ch. 21, p. 581) |
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| respiratory disease in which the alveoli in the lungs lose their ability to expand and contract. (ch. 21, p. 582) |
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| lung disorder in which there may be shortness of breath, wheezing, or coughing and that may occur as an allergic reaction. (ch. 21, p. 583) |
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| microscopic blood vessel that connects arteries and veins; nutrients, oxygen, waste materials, and carbon dioxide diffuse through its walls. |
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| process whereby fresh air moves into and stale air moves out of the lungs |
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| the chemical reaction in which oxygen from the air we breathe is combined with the glucose from the food we eat to produce energy, carbon dioxide, and water vapor |
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| small flap of tissue that normally closes over the tracheal opening when food is swallowed; prevents food and liquid from entering the larynx |
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| the bronchi branch into these smaller and smaller tubes. At the end of these tubes are clusters of tiny, thin-walled sacs. |
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| major cause is smoking;leading type of cancer deaths |
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