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Digestive system
Term | Definition |
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Trachea | air-conducting tube that connects the laryx with the bronchi. |
Alveoli | tiny, thin-walled, grapelike clusters at the end of each bronchiole that are surrounded by capillaries. |
Bronchi | two short tubes that branch off the lower ends of the trachea and carry air into lungs. |
Diaphragm | muscles beneath the lungs that contracts and relaxes to move gases in and out of the body. |