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Respiratory System]
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lungs | The lungs provide oxygen to the body |
| Epiglottis | Prevents food from going down the trachea |
| Trachea | Tube made of rings of cartilage |
| Bronchus (Pl. Bronchi) | Passage from the trachea to each lung |
| Bronchioles | Smallest and last passageway to the lungs |
| Alveoli | Exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the blood occurs |
| Larynx | The vocal box |
| Cilia | Tiny hair like protein structures that sweep foreign debris from the respiratory track |