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The Respiratory System
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7th Grade
05/21/2012

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What Is A Larynx?
Definition
A Larynx Is The Airway To Which Two Pairs Of Horizontal Folds Of Tissuse, Called Vocal Cords, Are Attached.
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What Is Bronchi?
Definition
Bronchi Is Air Carried Into Your Two Lungs By These Two Short Tubes At The Lower End Of The Trachea.[image]
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What Is Alveoli?
Definition
Alveoli Is At The End Of Each Bronchiole That Are Clusters Of Tiny, Thin-Walled, [image]Sacs.
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What Is A Trachea?
Definition
[image]A Trachea Is Where Air Moves From The Larynx.
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What Is A Diaphragm?
Definition
[image]A Muscle Beneathe The Lungs That Contracts And Relaxes To Move Gases In And Out Of The Body.
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What Is The Respiratory System?
Definition
The Respiratory System Is Made Up Of Structures And Organs That Help Move Oxygen Into The Body And Waste Gases Out Of The Body.
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What Is A Pharynx?
Definition
[image]A Pharynx Is A Tubelike Passageway For Food, Liquids, And Air.
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How Much Air Do You Inhale/Exhale In One Average Breath?
Definition
Your Lungs Inhale And Exhale About 500 mL Of Air With An Average Breath.
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In What Order Does Air Travel Through Your Body?
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Air Flows From Your Nostrils Or Mouth Through The Pharynx, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi And Into The Alveoli Of Your Lungs.
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What Does Cellular Respiration Do For You?
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Cellular Respiration Uses Oxygen To Release Energy From Glucose.
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