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Question | Answer |
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the blank are the thin hair located just inside the nostrils to filter debris. | cilia |
also known as the throat, the ? is shared by the respiratory and digestive systems. | pharynx |
the ? is also known as the voice box. | larynx |
the ? is also known as the windpipe. | trachea |
the trachea divides into branches called the ?. | primary bronchi |
the primary bronchus subdivides into smaller branches called the ?. | bronchioles |
the ? are grapelike clusters also known as air sacs. | alveoli |
the ? is a muscle that seperates the thoracic cavity from the abdomen, and it contracts and relaxes for breathing. | diaphragm |
? is the loss of the ability of the larynx to produce normal speech sounds. | aphonia |
? is easy normal breathing. | eupnea |
? is abnormally rapid respiration of more than 20 bpm. | tachypnea |
? is abnormally slow respiration of fewer than 10 bpm. | bradypnea |
? is the absence of spontaneous respiration. | apnea |
? is difficult of labored breathing, also known as shortness of breath(SOB). | dyspnea |
the ? ia lid like structure that closes off the trachea to prevent the entrance of food and liquid during swallowing. | epiglottis |
the small intestine consists of the ? the first portion, the ? the middle portion, and the ?, the last and longest portion. | doudenum,jejenum,ileum |
the ? is a pouch that extends from the end of the ileum to the beginning of the colon. | cecum |
the ? is the widest division of the large intestine. | rectum |
the liver secretes ?, a digestive juice containing enzymes that break down fat. | bile |
the pancreatic ? neutralize stomach acids and have digestive enzymes. | juices |
? includes all of the processes involved in the body's use of nutrients(metabol/o-change). | metabolism |
?, chewing, breaks food down, mixing it with saliva. | mastication |
?, or heartburn, is the burning senation from the return of acidic stomach contents into the esophagus(pyr/o-fire). | pyrosis |
bron/0 brinchial tube |