Chapter 20 Vocabulary
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| asthma | lung disorder in which the bronchial tubes contract quickly causing shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing
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| trachea | another name for the windpipe/air-conducting tube that connects the larynz with the bronchi
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| bladder | elastic, muscular organ/sac that holds urine until it leaves the body
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| larynx | another name for the voice box/airway in which the vocal cords are attached
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| urine | wastewater that contains excess water, salts, and other wastes that are not reabsorbed by the body
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| urinary system | group of excretory organs that rid the blood of wastes, control blood volume, and balance the concentration of salts
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| ureter | tube that carries urine from each kidney to the bladder
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| alveoli | tiny, thin-walled air sacs at the end of the bronchioles; where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place
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| pharynx | the tube-like passageway for food, liquid, and air (back of the throat)
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| kidney | bean-shaped urinary system organ that filters blood and makes urine
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| nephron | a tiny filtering unit of the kidney
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| emphysema | lung disease usually caused by smoking in which the alveoli enlarge, become brittle, and may burst
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| urethra | tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
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| diaphragm | breathing muscle located below the lungs; contracts and relaxes to let gases in and out of the body
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| bronchi | two short tubes that branch off the lower end of the trachea
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