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Respiratory System
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
04/06/2010

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Term
Ventilation
Definition
movement of air into and out of lungs
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External Respiration
Definition
gas exchange between air in lungs and lood
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Internal Respiration
Definition
gas exchange between the blood and tissues
Term
What is transported in the blood
Definition
carbon dioxide and oxygen in blood
Term
Gas Exchange
Definition
oxygen enters blood and carbon dioxide leaves
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Regulation of blood pH
Definition
altered by changing blood carbon dioxide levels
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Voice Production
Definition
movement of air past vocal folds makes sound and speech
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Olfaction
Definition
smell occus when airborne molecules are drawn into nascal cavity
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Protection
Definition
against microorganisms by preventing entry and removing them from respiratory surfaces
Term
Respiratory System division
Definition
upper and lower tract
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