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diaphragm
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Inspiratory muscle at the base of the thoracic cavity
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trachea
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Often called the windpipe
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tidal volume
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airspace taken my natural inhalation and exaltation
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tracheostomy
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surgical opening of the trachea
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inspiration
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when air is flowing into the lungs
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laryngophrynx
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pharynx potion adjacent to the larynx
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number of right lung lobes in a human
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three
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genetic disorder that presents as this kind of palate
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cleft
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pharynx
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commonly called the throat
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epiglottis
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flap of elastic cartilage superior to the larynx
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tonsils
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clusters of lymphatic tissue found in the pharynx
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respiratory membrane
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made of alveolar and capillary walls and their fused basement membrane
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Soft palate
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unsupported posterior palate
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nose
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the only visible external respiratory organ
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the pharynx is about how many centimeters long
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thirteen
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conchae
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projections of lobes which increase surface area in the nasal cavity
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cilia
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nasal mucosa contains these "little hairs"
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rhinitis
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cold viruses cause this inflammation of the nasal mucosa
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larynx
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often called the voice box
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vital capacity
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TV IRV ERV
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pleurisy
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inflammation of the pleura
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sinusitis
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sinus inflamation
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respiratory tree
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only site of gas exchange
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intercostals
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respiratory muscles between the ribs
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thyroid
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hyaline cartilage often called the adams apple
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palete
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separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity
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number of distinct events that comprise respiration
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four
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apex
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narrow, superior portion of the lungs
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lingual
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these tonsils are at the base of the tongue
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hilus
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depression
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primary bronchi
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branching of the trachea forms these
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expiration
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when air is leaving the lungs
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palatine
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these tonsils ate at the end of the soft palate
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septum
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divides the nasal cavity
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nasopharynx
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superior portion of the pharynx
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hyaline
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rigid walls of the trachea are made of this cartilage
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mediastinum
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thoracic region that houses the heart and great vessels
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bronchi oles
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smallest of the conducting passageways
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atelertatsis
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lung collapse
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oropharynx
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middle of the three pharynx sections
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pulmonary pleura
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visceral serosa covering the lungs
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conducting
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these passageways purify, warm and humidify the incoming air
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nostrils
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external nares
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parietal pleura
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lined the walls of the thoracic cavity
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nasal cavity
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interior of the nose
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alveoli
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terminal air sacs
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Heimlich
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named the abdominal thrust after himself
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adenoid
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pharyngeal tonsils are often called this
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hard palate
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anterior bony palate
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base
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portion of the lungs that rest in the diaphragm
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