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| structure that warms, moistens and filters air as it enters the respiratory tract and houses olfactory receptors for the sense of smell |
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| air filled spaces within skull that open into the nasal cavity |
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| partition between the oral and nasal cavities, divided into the hard and soft palate |
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| throat, passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larnyx |
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| part of the pharynx directly behind the nasal passages |
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| central portion of the pharynx between the rood of the mouth and upper edge of the epiglottis |
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| central portion of the pharynx between the rood of the mouth and upper edge of the epiglottis |
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| central portion of the pharynx between the rood of the mouth and upper edge of the epiglottis |
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| lower part of the pharynx between the oropharynx opening into the larynx and the esophagus |
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| oval lymphatic tissues on each side of the pharynx that filter air to protect the body from bacteria |
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| lymphatic tissue on the back of the pharynx behind the nose |
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| small projection haniging from the back middle edge of the soft palata, named for its grape like shape |
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| voice box, passageway for air moving from the pharynx to the trachea, contains vocal cords |
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| opening between vocal cords and larynx |
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| lid like structure that covers the larynx during swallowing to prevent food from entering the airway |
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| windpipe, passageway for air from the larynx to the area of the carina where it splits into the right and left bronchus |
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| branched airways that lead from the trachea to the alveoli |
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| two primary airways branching from the area of the carina into the lungs |
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| progressively smaller tubular branches of the airways |
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| thin walled microscopic air sacs that exchange gases |
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| two spongy organs, located in the thoracic cavity enclosed by the diaphragm and rib cage, responsible for respiration |
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| subdivisions of the lung, two on left, three on right |
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| membranes enclosing the lung, and lining the thoracic cavity |
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| potetntioal space between the visceral and parietal layers of the pleura |
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| muscular partition that separates the thorac from the abdomen and aids in respiration by moving up and down |
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| partition that separates the thorax into two compartments, and encloses the heart esophagus trachea and thymus gland |
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| thin sheets of tissue that line the respiratory passages and secrete mucus, and viscid fluid |
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| hair like processes from the surface of epithelial cells, such as those in the bronchi, that provide upward movement of mucus cell secretions |
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| functional tissues of any organ such as the tissues of the branchioles and sacs that perform respiration |
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