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| IS THE BODY SYSTEM THAT FUNCTIONS TO GET OXYGEN FROM THE ENVIRONMENT AND REMOVE CARBON DIOXIDE AND OTHER WASTE PRODUCTS FROM YOUR BODY. |
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| DURING CELLULAR RESPIRATION, YOUR CELLS USE OXYGEN AND GLUCOSE TO MAKE ENERGY. CARBON DIOXIDE IS A WASTE PRODUCT OF THIS PROCESS. |
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| TINY HAIRS IN YOUR NOSE THAT FILTER DIRT AND OTHER PARTICLES FROM THE AIR. |
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| STICKY LIQUID IN YOUR NOSE THAT ALSO TRAPS DIRT AND PARTICLES ENTERING YOUR NOSE. |
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| THE WINDPIPE. THE TRACHEA HAS CARTILAGE RINGS TO KEEP YOUR AIRWAY OPEN AT ALL TIMES. |
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| FLAP OF SKIN THAT KEEPS FOOD AND LIQUIDS FROM ENTERING YOUR LUNGS. |
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| TWO LARGE ORGANS THAT ARE LOCATED ON EITHER SIDE OF YOUR HEART. THEY CONTAIN BRONCHIOLE THAT BRANCH INTO SMALL ALVEOLI. |
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| TINY AIR SACS IN THE LUNGS WHERE OXYGEN PASSES TO THE BLOOD AND CARBON DIOXIDE PASS FROM THE BLOOD TO THE LUNGS. |
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| A LARGE MUSCLE BENEATH THE LUNGS WHICH PULLS DOWNWARD WHEN YOU INHALE AND RELAXES WHEN YOU EXHALE. |
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| ALSO CALLED THE VOICE BOX. iT IS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE TRACHEA. IT CONTAINS THE VOCAL CORDS. THE VOCAL CORDS VIBRATE TO PRODUCE SOUND. |
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