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Respitory System SbS
Science Res. Sys.
Term | Definition |
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Respiration | The process by which cells break down simple food moleules to release the energy they contain. |
Cilia | The hair-like projections on the outside of cells that move in a wavelike manner. |
Pharynx | The throat; part of both respitory and digestive systems. |
Trachea | The windpipe; a passage through which air moves in the respitory system. |
Bronchi | A passage of airway in the respiratory system that conducts air into the lungs. |
Lung | The lung is the essential respiration organ |
Alveoli | The alveoli are the final branchings of the respiratory tree and act as the primary gas exchange units of the lung. |
Diaphragm | a sheet of internal skeletal muscle that extends across the bottom of the rib cage. |
Larynx | The larynx (plural larynges), commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the neck |
Vocal Chord | Foolds of connective tissue that sreches across the opening of the larynx and produce a persons voice. |