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16 Cards in this Set
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Tidal Volume
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The amount of air moved in and out of the lugs with each breath
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Vital Capacity
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The amount of air that a person can forcibly exhale after breathing in as much air as possible
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Residual Volume
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The air remaining in the lungs after you have forced out as much air as possible
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respiration
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release of energy when oxygen and nutrients combine
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gills
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absorb oxygen from water
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spiracles
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holes along the insect's abdomen that's used to take in oxygen
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carbon dioxide
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exchanged with oxygen- waste product of cellular respiration
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mucus
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produced in nose, adds moisture to air and catches unwanted particles
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cilia
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hair like structures that help move mucus ad other substances down the respiratory tract
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esophagus
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tube leading to stomach
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trachea
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tue leading from the throat to the lungs
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epiglottis
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sall flap covering opening to trachea
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larynx
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voice box- contains vocal chords
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bronchi
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main branches of the respiratory tract that lead into the lungs
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alveoli
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clusteres of air sacs where gas exchnge takes place
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diaphragm
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a thin muscle that either contracts or relaxes to help lungs inhale or exhale
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