A & P Respiratory Sy Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
bronchi | tubes (plural)for air into and out of body |
pharynx | throat, posterior to oral cavity |
larynx | voicebox, passageway for air, prevents food/other from entering breathing structures |
epiglottis | cartilaginous structure,acts as flap covering trachea during eating |
trachea | windpipe, from larynx @ 5" into thoracic cavity, splits into bronchi |
bronchioles | these are made of smooth muscle not cartilage, regulate flow of air to alveoli |
alveoli | small grape-like air sacs, end of respiratory passages, exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide |
pneumothorax | chest cavity with lungs |
olfactory receptors | located in nose |
nose | beginning of respiration |
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christiethoreson
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