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Respiratory System
17 cards·by tay4
nose
used for breathing and smelling
sinus
connected system of hollow cavities
pharynx
membrane lined cavity behind nose
larynx
hollow muscle forms airway
trachea
helps get air to lungs
bronchi
conducts air into lungs
bronchiole
branches of bronchi
alveoli
many tiny air sacs
epiglottis
flap of cartilage at roof of tongue
apex of lung
tends to the root of neck
pleura
lines the thorax
external respirations
lungs diffuse oxygen in blood
total lung capacity
volume of air your body takes
asthma
airways are inflament
nasal cavity
large air filled space behind nose
nasal septum
dividing wall of the nose
turbinates
sides of the nose