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what is the function of the respiratory system?
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The organs of the respiratory system are responsible for bringing fresh air into the lungs, exchanging oxygen for carbon dioxide between the air sacs of the lungs and the blood stream, and exhaling the stale air.
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Organs of the respiratory system (6)
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nasal cavity
pharynx larynx trachea bronchial tubes lungs |
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alveol/o
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alveolus; air sac
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anthrac/o
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coal
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atel/o
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incomplete
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bronch/o
bronchi/o |
bronchus
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole
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coni/o
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dust
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diaphragmat/o
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diaphragm
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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laryng/o
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larynx
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lob/o
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lobe
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nas/o
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nose
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orth/o
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straight, upright
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ox/o
ox/i |
oxygen
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pharyng/o
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pharynx
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pneum/o
pneumon/o |
lung, air
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pulmon/o
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lung
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rhin/o
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nose
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sinus/o
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sinus, cavity
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spir/o
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breathing
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trache/o
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trachea, windpipe
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-capnia
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carbon dioxide
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-ectasis
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dilated, expansion
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-osmia
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smell
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-phonia
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voice
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ptyosis
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spitting
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-thorax
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chest
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