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The Pathway of Air
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| Air is inspired through the nasal cavity or the buccal cavity |
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The Pathway of Air
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| It passes through the nasopharynx or oropharynx |
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The Pathway of Air
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| Goes from epiglottis through the glottis |
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The Pathway of Air
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| Air goes through the larynx(which contains the vocal cords) which is also protected by thyroid and cricoid cartilage |
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The Pathway of Air
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The Pathway of Air
6th step |
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| Air goes to either the left or the right primary bronchi |
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The Pathway of Air
7th step |
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| The air then travels from bronchi into smooth muscle lined tubules less than one millimeter in diameter which are called bronchioles |
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The Pathway of Air
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