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Respiratory System
Vocabulary Review
The Living Environment - NYS 1.2 – The student should be able to
describe and explain the structures and functions of the human
body at different organizational levels (for example, systems,
tissues, cells, organelles)
Remember to wait for the vocabulary word to pop up! Can you guess it before it comes up?
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Respiration
The process by which oxygen and carbon
dioxide are exchanged between cells, the blood
and air in the lungs
Pharynx
Open space behind nose and mouth and above
the larynx, passageway for both air and food
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Pharynx_(PSF).png
Epiglottis
Flap located at base of tongue, above larynx
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Pharynx_(PSF).png
Larynx
Directly above trachea, contains vocal cords
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Pharynx_(PSF).png
Trachea
Lays in front of the esophagus, tube through
which air moves
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Pharynx_(PSF).png
Bronchi
At the base of the trachea, two main branches
of bronchial tree
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http://lawrencehallofscience.org/familyhealth/activities/breathing/images/LungDiagram.jpg
Bronchioles
Many small supporting branches bronchial tree
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http://lawrencehallofscience.org/familyhealth/activities/breathing/images/LungDiagram.jpg
Alveoli
Terminal ends of bronchioles, provide surface
area for gas exchange to occur
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http://lawrencehallofscience.org/familyhealth/activities/breathing/images/LungDiagram.jpg
Diaphragm
Base of lungs, muscle that separates chest
cavity from abdomen
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http://lawrencehallofscience.org/familyhealth/activities/breathing/images/LungDiagram.jpg