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| What are the eight parts of the mammalian respiratory system? |
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| nostrils, the nasal cavity, the pharynx, the larynx, the trachea, bronchus, bronchioles, alveoli |
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| At the root of the nasal cavity, there are ______that determine smell. |
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| The _____is where the air and food passages cross. |
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| The ____contains vocal cords. |
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| The larynx can be closed off when you ____by the ____. |
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| The ____is the airway that leads to the lungs. |
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| The trachea is always _____and it is supported by _____. |
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| The ____is made up of two tubes, one goes to each ____. |
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| The _____are a number of smaller passages branched off the bronchus. |
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| Each ____is surrounded by blood vessels. What do these blood vessels do? |
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| alveoli ; bring oxygen poor blood to be infused with oxygen |
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| The _____is a large muscle. What happens when it contracts? |
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| diaphragm; it moves downward allowing oxygen to enter when it contracts |
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| What does the diaphragm do when you breathe out? |
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| Pneumonia is an infection in the lungs. What is happening during pneumonia? |
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| the body secretes mucus in the alveoli to fight infection, which makes gas exchange difficult |
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| What can pneumonia cause someone to do? |
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| drown in their own mucus if it gets bad enough |
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| ______is another type of infection in the lungs. |
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| What happens during tuberculosis? |
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| the tubercles encapsulate bacteria in the alveoli and the elasticity of the lungs is reduced |
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| If your immune system is weak, how will this affect the tuberculosis? |
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| the bacteria can break free causing problems |
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| muscles that surround the bronchioles tighten and shut airways |
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| In asthma why are the airways inflamed and why do the bronchioles constrict? |
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| the airways are inflamed due to irritation and the bronchioles constrict due to muscle spasms |
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| What starts an "asthma attack"? |
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| an allergic reaction due to something normal like pollen or dust |
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