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Vocabulary

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Definition
Respiratory System   The organs responsible for the tansportation of oxygen and CO2 from the blood.  
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Nose   The piece which is part of the face, as well as the nasal cavities  
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Nasal Septum   It seperates the two nasal cavities  
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Deviated septum   A nasal cavity that is closed off by a septum  
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Ciliated Mucous Membrane   Lines the nasal cavities, and filters bacteria, smoke, and anything foreign.  
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Sneeze   A deep breathing in and a blast of air up through the nasal cavities.  
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Hard Palate (Anterior)   A bone that seperates the nasal cavity from the Oral cavity  
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Soft Palate   Prevents food from entering the nasal cavitiy by moving up and down.  
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Uvula   The muscle tisue that ends in a projection  
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Pharynx   Five inch long muscular tube, lined with ciliated membrane. (Control center for nything entering the mouth)  
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Larynx   Contains the vocal chors and the glottis  
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Glottis   The last action the body takes to prevent substances from entering the lungs  
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Trachea   Passageway from Larynx to Bronchi  
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Bronchi   Brings CO2 to the mouth/nose to be expelled.  
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Lungs   A structure for the exchange of gases b/t the atmosphere and the blood of an organism.  
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Bronchial Tubes   Smaller subdivisions of the Bronchi  
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Bronchioles   Smallest passageway ending to the Alveoli  
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Pleura   Membrane that lines the thoracc cavity on the lungs to prevent friction  
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External respiration   Everything that occurs from the air to the alveoli  
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Internal respiration   Air from the blood cells to the blood  
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Cellular Respiration   Converting food to water, CO2, Energy, and ATP  
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Inspiration   Filling lungs with air  
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Expiration   Forcing air out of lungs  
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Tidal volume   Normal ar quantity consumed in a breath  
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Hemoglobin   Red oxgen found in the blood  
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Inspiration center   Nerve cells drawing air into the lungs  
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Expiratory   Groups of nerve cells responsible for expiration  
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Yawning   Deep inspiration supplying fresh air  
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Carbon Dioxide   Bi-product gas as a result of cellular respiration  
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Diaphragm   Muscle responsible for breathing  
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Hering-Breuer Reflex   Prevents lungs from tearing  
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Negative Feedback of the Respiratory System   Receptors which notice inhaling too deeply and hault the process of inhalation.  
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