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1
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The openings of the nose

A

Nostrils

2
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The scientific name for the voice box

A

Larynx

3
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The leaf-shaped structure that helps to prevent the entrance of food into the trachea

A

Epiglottis

4
Q

One of the two branches formed by division of the trachea

A

Bronchi

5
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The area below the nasal cavities that is common to both the digestive and respiratory systems

A

Pharynx

6
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The phase of pulmonary ventilation in which air is expelled from the alveoli

A

Exhalation

7
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The phase of pulmonary ventilation in which the diaphragm contracts

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Inhalation

8
Q

The serous membrane around each lung

A

Pleura

9
Q

The respiratory structure involved in gas exchange

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Alveoli

10
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The process by which oxygen moves from the blood into the tissues

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Diffusion

11
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The substance that carries most of the oxygen in the blood

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Hemoglobin

12
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Smaller branches of the bronchi

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Bronchioles

13
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Seventy percent of carbon dioxide is transported in the body as

A

Bicarbonate

14
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The “wind pipe” refers to the

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Trachea

15
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The layer of the pleura that covers the organ

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Visceral Pleura

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