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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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IS THE BODY SYSTEM THAT FUNCTIONS TO GET OXYGEN FROM THE ENVIRONMENT AND REMOVE CARBON DIOXIDE AND OTHER WASTE PRODUCTS FROM YOUR BODY.
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CELLULAR RESPIRATION
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DURING CELLULAR RESPIRATION, YOUR CELLS USE OXYGEN AND GLUCOSE TO MAKE ENERGY. CARBON DIOXIDE IS A WASTE PRODUCT OF THIS PROCESS.
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CILIA
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TINY HAIRS IN YOUR NOSE THAT FILTER DIRT AND OTHER PARTICLES FROM THE AIR.
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MUCOUS
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STICKY LIQUID IN YOUR NOSE THAT ALSO TRAPS DIRT AND PARTICLES ENTERING YOUR NOSE.
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TRACHEA
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THE WINDPIPE. THE TRACHEA HAS CARTILAGE RINGS TO KEEP YOUR AIRWAY OPEN AT ALL TIMES.
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EPIGLOTTIS
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FLAP OF SKIN THAT KEEPS FOOD AND LIQUIDS FROM ENTERING YOUR LUNGS.
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LUNGS
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TWO LARGE ORGANS THAT ARE LOCATED ON EITHER SIDE OF YOUR HEART. THEY CONTAIN BRONCHIOLE THAT BRANCH INTO SMALL ALVEOLI.
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ALVEOLI
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TINY AIR SACS IN THE LUNGS WHERE OXYGEN PASSES TO THE BLOOD AND CARBON DIOXIDE PASS FROM THE BLOOD TO THE LUNGS.
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DIAPHRAGM
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A LARGE MUSCLE BENEATH THE LUNGS WHICH PULLS DOWNWARD WHEN YOU INHALE AND RELAXES WHEN YOU EXHALE.
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LARYNX
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ALSO CALLED THE VOICE BOX. iT IS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE TRACHEA. IT CONTAINS THE VOCAL CORDS. THE VOCAL CORDS VIBRATE TO PRODUCE SOUND.
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