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14 Cards in this Set
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Respiratory system
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~The process of releasing energy from nutrient molecules (like glucose) and storing it in ATP molecules |
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Trachea
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~Rings of cartilage keep it from collapsing ~Lined with cilia and mucus (traps foreign substances) |
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Bronchi
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~The two branches that divide from trachea ~Lined with cilia |
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Alveoli
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~Respiratory surface of the lungs
~Walls are one cell thick ~Moist and surrounded by lots of capillaries ~Lungs contain 300 million with tons of surface area (40x that of your skin) |
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Breathing
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~ The process of respiration, during which air is inhaled into the lungs through the mouth or nose due to muscle contraction and then exhaled due to muscle relaxation. |
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Inhalation
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~The drawing of air or other substances into the lungs |
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Exhalation
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~In humans it is the movement of air out of the bronchial tubes, through the airways, to the external environment during breathing. |
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Feedback mechanism
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~a process that uses the conditions of one component to regulate the function of the other |
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Excretion
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~The process by which metabolic wastes are removed from organisms |
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Nitrogenous waste
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~Any metabolic waste product that contains nitrogen |
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Kidney |
~produce urine |
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ureter |
~tubes that connect the kidney to the bladder |
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urinary bladder |
~temporarily stores bladder |
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urethra |
~tube which urine leaves the body |
