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| common passageway for the upper respiratory and the gastrointestinal tracts |
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| commonly called the voice box: entrance to the trachea, contains the vocal cords |
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| a muscle that separates the thoracic and peritoneal cavities from each other |
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| triangular shaped cartilage and functions to cover and protect the airway during swallowing-major landmark for endotracheal intubation |
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| grape like cluster at the end of each bronchiole-gas exchange |
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| spitting of blood from the lower respiratory tract |
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| small hook-like projections on to which the vocal cords attach |
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| serous epithelial membrane lining the thorax |
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| abnormal accumulation of air or gas in the chest cavitiy |
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| called the windpipe-air passes from the larynx to the trachea |
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