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Muscle that allows the lung to expand and contract |
Diaphragm |
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primary organ of the respiratory system |
lung |
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functional unit/gas exchange |
alveoli |
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smaller branches of the bronchus |
bronchiole |
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air passage that slits from the trachea to the left and right lungs |
bronchus |
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main passageway for air |
trachea |
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voice box |
larynx |
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passageway for air in between the mouth and larynx |
pharynx |
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secondary inhaler and exhaler |
mouth |
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smell, taste, and respiration begin here |
nose |
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Top layer of skin |
Stratum corneum |
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Second layer of skin |
Stratum lucidum |
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Third layer of skin |
Stratum granulosum |
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Fourth layer of skin |
Stratum spinosum |
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Fifth layer of skin |
Stratum basale |
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This layer of skin supplies blood, oxygen, and nutrients |
dermis layer |
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The epidermis has no vascularization. What does vascularization mean? |
There is a large supply of blood |
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What is not a function of the integumentary system? |
Hormonal production |
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Which of the layers are only found on palms and soles? |
Stratum lucidum |
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This layer of skin stores fat, cushions, and insulates from the cold |
hypodermal layer |
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What is the humoral response? |
When the enemy is in the lymph material of our bodies or free-floating. B cells identify them and then produce anti-bodies and memory cells. B lymphocytes are made in the bone marrow. |
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What is the cell-mediated response? |
When the killer T-cells target and kill cells that have already been infected. The T lymphocytes are made in the thymus gland. |
