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What is the nasal cavity?
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The nasal cavity is the beginning of the respiratory system
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What is the larynx?
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The larynx is the voice box
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What is the bronchus?
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The bronchus are the two pipes leading into the two lungs
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What are the bronchioles?
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The bronchioles are the tiny branches at the end of the bronchi that hold the alveoli
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What are the alveoli?
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clusters of air sacs where gas exchange occurs (oxygen an carbon dioxide)
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what are intercostals?
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intercostals are the rib muscles that work with the diaphragm to inhale (they contract and move ribs up and out) and exhale (they relax and fall in)
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what is the diaphragm?
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the diaphragm is something that works with the intercostals to inhale (flatten out) and exhale (pushes up)
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