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| system that takes in oxygen and gives off carbon dioxide in order to supply the body with O2 |
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| the process by which oxygen and glucose undergo a complex series of chemical reactions inside cells |
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| the organ of smell, and entrance to the respiratory tract |
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| tiny hairlike extensions of cells that can move together like whips |
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| the throat; part of both the respiratory and digestive systems |
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| the voice box, located in the top part of the trachea, underneath the epiglottis |
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| folds of connective tissue that stretch across the opening of the larynx and produce a person's voice |
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| the windpipe; a passage through which air moves in the respiratory system |
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| the passages that branch from the trachea and direct air into the lungs |
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| the main organs of the respiratory system |
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| tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between the air and blood |
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| a large, dome-shaped muscle that plays an important role in breathing |
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