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17 Cards in this Set
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inside the nose, the nasal passage |
mucous membrane |
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sticky fluid in the nose |
mucus |
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in the front of the skull your have four pair of cavities. What are they called? |
sinuses |
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hairlike forms in the nose |
cilia |
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infection that causes sinus trouble |
sinusitis |
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this is located in the back of the nasal passage to collect harmful pathogens or infection |
adenoids |
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this is located in the back of the throat to collect harmful pathogens or infection |
tonsils |
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name of the throat |
pharynx |
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tiny flap of cartilage that covers the opening to the windpipe |
epiglotis |
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windpipe |
trachea |
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voice box |
larynx |
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at the lower end of the trachea divides into two branches called? |
bronchi and bronchial |
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millions of tiny air sacs in the lungs |
alveoli |
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branches or tubes in the lung that get smaller and smaller |
bronchioles |
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a flat sheet of skeletal muscle which separates the chest from the abdominal cavity |
diaphragm |
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what is the major purpose of the respiratory system? |
to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air and the blood |
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the worse disease caused by smoking |
lung cancer |
