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| Energy-releasing process that is fueled by oxygen, where each body cell burns up the food it gets from the blood & releases the energy locked within the food only if it gets enough oxygen. In addition to energy, carbon dioxide & water are produced during respiration |
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| organ through which air enters the respiratory system |
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| small flap of tissue that closes over the trachea (windpipe) |
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| windpipe; carries air from the nose to the lungs |
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| voice box; organ that contains the vocal cords |
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| fold of tissue stretched across the larynx that vibrates with the movement of air to form sounds |
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| tube that branches off from the trachea and enters the lung |
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| grapelike clusters of round sacs in the lungs; site of gas exchange |
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| dome-shaped muscle that aids in breathing |
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| process by which wastes are removed from the body |
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| microscopic chemical filtering factory in the kidneys |
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| cup-shaped part of the nephron |
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| tube that carried urine from a kidney to the urinary bladder |
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| muscular sac that stores urine |
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| tube through which urine leaves the body |
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| outer covering of the body |
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| to get oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out of the body |
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| What is the main task of the respiratory system? |
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| nose, throat, larynx, trachea, bronchi & lungs |
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What does the respiratory system consist of?
(Hint: Nine Tiny Lizards Taught Boring Lessons) |
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