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14 Cards in this Set
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verb bifurcates means...
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to divide
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singular form of bronchi
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bronchus
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bifurcation means
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division
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cartilaginous plate which reinforces the bifurcation (division) of the trachea
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carina
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right and left pulmonary bronchus =
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bronchial trees
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respiratory tubes which branch off and get progressively smaller in diameter
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bronchial trees
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tertiary means
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third in order
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small tubules that bronchi branch into are called...
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bronchioles
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names of bronchioles located deep in the lungs mark the end of the respiratory tract proper.
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terminal bronchioles
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approximately 360 million of these are in each lung
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alveoli
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two main branches of the trachea are called
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bronchi
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respiratory tubes that branch off and get progressively smaller in diameter and are called bronchial trees, also known as....
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pulmonary bronchus
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tiny branches of air tubes within the lungs.
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bronchioles
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functional units of the respiratory system
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alveoli
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