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Respiratory System
Term | Definition |
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Bronchus | A passage of airway in the respiratory tract that conducts air into the lungs |
Pulmonary alveoli | The terminal ends of the respiratory tree and are sites of gas exchange |
Respiration | The set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in cells of organisms to convert biochemical energy from nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and then release waste products |
Glycolysis | A metabolic pathway that takes place in the cytosol of cells in all living organisms |
Anaerobic respiration |