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respiratory system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| respiratory system | exchange oxygen from the air with C02 from the blood |
| nasal cavity | generally the first entrance of air into the chest cavity |
| warmed and filtered | two things which happen to the air upon entering the nasal cavity |
| mucous membrane | secretes sticky mucus that traps dust particles and other foreign substances found in the air |
| pharynx and larynx | the passageway of air after leaving the nasal cavity |
| trachea | the windpipe |
| right and left bronchi | what the trachea branches into |
| bronchus | singular for bronchi |
| bronchi | allows the air to enter the two lungs |
| thoracic cavity | houses the two lungs |
| right lung | slightly larger than the left |
| three lobes | associated with the right lung only |
| two lobes | associated with the left lung only |
| pleura | the slippery membrane covering the lungs |
| 16 breaths per minute | average number of breaths for most normal humans |
| number of alveoli | consists of about 300 million of these tiny air sacs |
| function of the alveoli | allow for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between your blood and the air |
| what happens when you inhale? | air enters the aveoli |
| oxygen's movement | from the alveoli into the surrounding blood capillaries and carried by the blood to every part of the body |
| carbon dioxide movement | from the body cells is released from the blood into the alveoli and travels up your respiratory tubes as you exhale |
| diaphram | the muscle that helps you breath by contracting to create more space in your thoracic cavity |
| phrenic nerve | signals the diaphragm muscle to contract |