Anat/Phys Chapter 2 Lesson 4
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About the body and food.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Pharynx | Muscular structure in the back of the mouth; connects the mouth with esophagus and the rest of the digestiv tract. |
| Trachea | Tube that carries air from the larynx to the lungs; also called the windpipe |
| Diaphragm | Dome-shaped muscle that pulls the bottom of the chest cavity downward, increasing in volume; main muscle usedfor breathing; separates the chest cavity from the abominal cavity. |
| Larynx | Structure in which air enters the respiratory system and the vocal chords are located. |
| Bronchi | Air tubes that enter the lungs and branch off for gas exchange; bronchial tubes. |
| Bronchiole | One of many very small air passageways that branch from the bronchi. |
| Alveoli (singular, alveolus) | Tiny air sacs in the lungs surronded by a network of of capilliaries where gas exchange takes place. |
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