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23 Cards in this Set
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The __________ is the covering of the lung.
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pleura
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When you force air out of your lungs you are __________.
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exhaling
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The larynx is our _______ ____
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voice box
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When the diapragm is_________ it flattens and increases the size of your chest cavity.
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contracted
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The ________ protects the upper end of the trachea.
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epiglottis
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When you take air into your lungs you are___________.
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inhaling
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Choking is caused when food moves past the ____________.
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epiglottis
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By moving your _________ and ______________ you force air in and out of your lungs.
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ribs & diapragm
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Pneumonia is an infection of the __________. Name 2 symptoms.
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lungs : chills,fever,pain in chest when breathing or coughing
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Respiration is the process through which _______ recieve oxygen.
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cells
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The ________ is the enlarged upper end of the trachea.
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larynx
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The ribs protect your _______.
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lungs
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The _________ __________ is a way to help a choking victim.
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Heimlich Manuveur
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The diaphragm is a sheet of ____________ stretched across the bottom of the chest cavity.
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muscle
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The trachea divides to form the __________ ___________.
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bronchial tubes
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When the diapragm is ________ it is dome shaped.
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relaxed
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The bronchial tubes go into the ____________.
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lungs
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The trachea is a tube that leads to the _______ ________.
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chest cavity
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The Respiratory System is a group of ___________ which cause respiration.
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organs
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The exchange of CO2 and oxygen occurs between air in the ___________ and ________ in the capillaries around the alveoli.
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lungs and blood
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_________ are spongy air filled sacs lined with membranes.
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alveoli
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Through the membranes of the alveoli, __________ ________
is exchanged for oxygen. |
carbon dioxide
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Air passes from the nose to the _____________.
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trachea
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