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Menanno Respiratory
Menanno Respiratory System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Respiration | The process in which oxygen and glucose undergo a complex series of chemical reactions inside cells, also called cellular respiration. |
| Cilia | Tiny hairlike extentions that move together in a sweeping motion. |
| Pharynx | The throat, part of both the respiratory system and the digestive systems. |
| Trachea | The wind pipe. A passage through which air moves in the respiratory system. |
| Bronchi | The passage that directs air into the lungs. |
| Lungs | An organ found in air breathing vertibrates. |
| Aveoli | tiny sacs of lung tissue specializes for the movement of gasses between air and blood. |
| Diaphram | a large muscle located at he bottom of a mammals ribcage that functions in breathing. |
| Larynx | the voicebox laocated in teh top part of teh trachea underneath the epiglottis. |
| Vocal Chords | Folds of connective tissue that stretch across teh opening of the larynx and produce a person's voice. |