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| Lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx; pharyngeal tonsils. |
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| alveolus (plural: alveoli) |
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| tip or uppermost portion of the lung. An apex is the tip of a structure. Apical means pertaining to the apex |
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| lower portion of the lung; from the Greek basis, foundation. Basilar means pertaining to the base. |
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| smallest branches of the bronchi. terminal bronchioles lead to alveolar ducts. |
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| bronchus ( plural: bronchi) |
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| branch of the trachea (windpipe) that is a passageway into the lung; bronchial tube |
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| gas produced by body cells when oxygen and food combine; exhaled through the lungs |
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| thin hairs attached to the mcous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract. they clear bacteria and foreign substances from the lung. Cigarette smole impairs the function of cilia. |
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| muscle separating the chest and abdomen. it contracts and relaxes to make breathing possible. |
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| lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing |
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| breathing out (exhalation) |
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| slit-like opening to the larynx. |
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| midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lungs. Hilar means pertaing to the hilum |
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| breathing in ( inhalation) |
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| voice box: containing the vocal cords. |
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| region between the lungs in the chest cavity. it contains the trachea, heart, aorta, esophagus, and bronchial tubes. |
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| Region between the lungs in the chest cavity. It contains the trachea, heart, aorta, esophagus, and bronchial tubes. |
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| openings through the nose carrying air into the nasal cavities. |
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| gas that passes into the bloodstrream at the lungs and travels to all body cells |
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| one of a pair of almond-shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx ( palatine means pertaining to the roof of the mouth) |
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| one of the air cavities in the bones near the nose |
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| leads into the stomach and carries food to be digested. |
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| take a foreign object into the airway |
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| process of moving air into and out of the lungs; breathing |
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