Respiratory System Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
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the process by which living organisms exchange gases, primarily taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide; breathing
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Respiration
2
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the process by which air enters your lungs
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Inhalation
3
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- the action of sending air out of your lungs
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Exhalation
4
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the process by which living organisms exchange gases, primarily taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide; breathing
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Respiration
5
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the process by which air enters your lungs
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Inhalation
6
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he action of sending air out of your lungs
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Exhalation
7
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thin muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from the abdomen
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Diaphragm -
8
Q
microscopic balloon-shaped structures located at the end of the respiratory tree.
*They expand during inhalation, taking in oxygen, and shrink during exhalation, expelling carbon dioxide
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Alveoli
