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Respiration Terms

Match each term with its definition.

AB
Nasal Cavityconditions the incoming air
Oral Cavitytakes in food, vocalizations emerge, and good for breath
Pharynxpassage to the stomach and lungs
Epiglottiscovers the glottis during swallowing and prevents the entrance of food and drink into the larynx
Larynxtwo ligaments that vibrate to produce sound
Tracheaa passage for conveying air to and from the lungs
Bronchileads air to the tiny sacs called aveoli
Diaphragmhelps pump the CO2 out of the lungs and pulls the O2 into the lungs. Also, as the diaphragm contracts and relaxes, breathing takes place
ciliashort, hairlike, rythmically beating organelles on the surface of certain cells; eyelashes
capillariestiniest blood vessel that connects arteries and veins
Boyle's Lawprinciple for relatively low pressure of an ideal gas kept at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume of the gas
oxygena colorless, gaseous element constituting about one fifth of the volume of the atmosphere and present in a combined state in nature



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