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Heart, lungs, and life

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    Respiratory System
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  • When we breathe in, air travels down tubes called the _______ _______.
    respiratory tract
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  • Air, entering the body through the mouth and ________travel to the neck.
    nostrils
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  • The respiratory tract runs from the neck to the chest. It contains the ________ layrnx and trachea.
    pharynx
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  • At the end of the trachea, two small tubes called ______ connect to the ______.
    bronchi, lungs
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  • Inside the lungs the bronchi divide into smaller tubes called ___________
    bronchioles
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  • At the end of the bronchioles there are tiny air sacs called ______. They are surrounded by blood capillaries
    alveoli
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  • Underneath the lungs there is a muscle called the ________
    diaphragm
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  • What is inhalation?
    When we breathe in or inhale, air enters the body.
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  • What is the exchange of gases?
    When the air reaches the alveoli, the oxygen passes into the blood capillaries surrounding them.
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  • What is exhalation?
    When we breathe out or exhale, air leaves the body.
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