The Respiratory System

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Nose

  • Takes air in and lets air out through the nostrils

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Pharynx

  • Throat

  • Part of the respiratory and digestive systems

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Larynx

  • Voice box

  • Contains vocal cords

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Trachea

  • Windpipe

  • Made of rings of cartilage

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Bronchi

  • Branches of trachea

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Bronchioles

  • Smallest branches

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Alveoli

  • End of bronchi

  • Covered in capillaries where the gas exchange occurs

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Lungs

  • Consists of loves that can expand and deflate to move air

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Functions of the Respiratory System

  • Exchange of O2 and CO2

  • Filtration of irritants in inhaled air