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A&P CH 12 Respirator

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Absorption movement of food molecules from the digestive tract to the circulatory or lymphatic systems
Basal Metabolic Rate the rate of energy expenditure of the body during normal relaxed activities
Breathing Pattern Disorder a complex set of behaviors that leads to overbreathing without the presence of a pathologic condition
Diaphragm a dome shaped sheet of muscle attached to the thoracic wall that separates the lungs and thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
Digestion the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food
Elimination removal and release of solid wast products from food that cannot be digested or absorbed
External Respiration exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between lungs and bloodstream
Gestation the period of fetal growth from conception until birth
Hyperventilation abnormally deep or rapid breathing in excess of physical demands
Ingestion taking food into the mouth
Internal Respiration exchange of gases between the tissue and blood
Lower Respiratory Tract larynx, trachea, bronchi, and alveoli
Lungs primary organs of respiration
Peristalsis rhythmic contraction of smooth muscles that propels products of digestion along the tract from the esophagus to the anus
Respiration movement of air in and out of the lungs
Sinuses 4 groups of air filled spaces that open intot he internal nose
Thorax chest cavity
Upper Respiratory Tract nasal cavity and all its structures and pharynx
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