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The Respitory System

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Respiration   The process by which cells break down simple food molecules such as glucose to release the energy they contain  
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Mucus   A thick, sticky liquid produced by the body  
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Cilia   The hairlike projections on the outside of cells  
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Pharynx   The throat  
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Trachea   The windpipe; a passage through which air moves in the respitory system  
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Bronchi   The passages that direct air into the lungs  
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Lungs   An organ found in air-breathing vertebraes that exchanges oxygen and carbin dioxide with the blood  
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Alveoli   Tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood  
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Diaphragm   A large muscle located at the bottom of a mammal's rib cage that functions in breathing  
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Layrnx   The voice box  
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Vocal Cords   Folds of the connective tissue that stretch across the opening of the larynx and produce a person's voice  
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