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vocab quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antigen | foreign protein that your body attacks with antibodies |
| Agglutination | visible clumping of RBC’s caused by antibodies binding to antigens on blood cel |
| Anemia | low O2-carrying capacity of the blood |
| Hemophilia | Bleeding disorder caused by lack of clotting factors |
| Leukemia | cancer involving WBC's |
| nasal septum | wall dividing 2 sides |
| nasal cavity | interior space of the nose |
| Pharynx | throat between nasal cavity and larynx |
| nasopharynx | most superior portion |
| oropharynx | middle portion |
| laryngopharynx | most inferior portion |
| thyroid cartilage | forms the Adam's apple |
| glottis | opening between vocal cords |
| epiglottis | flaplike piece of cartilage that covers the glottis when we swallow, prevents foreign objects from entering the airway |
| alveoli | sites of gas exchange |
| Respiration | process of gas exchange between air and body cells |
| Pulmonary ventilation (breathing) | movement of air into and out of lungs |
| External respiration | gas exchange between air and blood |
| Internal respiration | gas exchange between blood and tissues |
| Inspiration | inhaling |
| Expiration | exhaling |