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21 Cards in this Set
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Air Sacs
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Helps supply oxygen and regulate body temperature.
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Alveoli
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Exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide
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Asthma
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Particles that cause the muscular walls to contract. People have difficulty breathing and need to take an inhaler.
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Bronchi
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Lower end of the trachea that divides into two smaller tubes.
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Bronchioles
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Small tubes of the respiratory system.
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Bronchitis
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Inflammation of the bronchioles.
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Excretion
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Process by which waste products are removed from the body.
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Kidneys
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Excretory organ that removes waste products from the blood.
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Larynx
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Organ located on top of the trachea that contains the vocal cords.
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Nasal cavity
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Hollow opening between the nose and throat.
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Nephrons
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The filtering structures of the kidneys.
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Pneumonia
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An inflammation of the lungs that usually is caused by bacteria.
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Pore
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Tiny openings at the surface of the skin.
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Respiration
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Process by which organisms obtain energy from food.
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Trachea
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Windpipe
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Urea
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Nitrogen waste filtered out of the blood
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Ureter
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Carries urine to the outside of the body.
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Ureter
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Tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
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Urethra
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Tube that carries urine to the outside of the body.
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Urinary bladder
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A muscular sac that stores urine until the urine is removed from the body.
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Urine
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Liquid waste made up of water, salt, and erea.
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