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TheRespiratorySystem
Chapter 14 section 1
Term | Definition |
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Respiration | The process by which cells break down simple food molecules such as glucose to release the engery they contain. |
Mucus | A thick, sticky liquid produced by the body. |
Cilia | The hairlike projections on the outside of cells that move in a wavelike manner. |
Pharynx | The throat. |
Trachea | The windpipe, a passage through wich air moves in the respiratory system. |
Bronchi | The passages that direct air into the lungs. |
Lungs | An organ found in air-breathing verebrates that exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide with the blood. |
Alveoli | Tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for movenment of gases between air and blood. |
Diaphragam | A large muscle located at the bottom of a mammal's ribe cage functions in breathing. |
Larynxz | The voice box. |
Vocal Cords | Folds of connective tissue that stretcha across the opening of the larynxz and produce a person's voice. |