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Where does gas exchange take place?
ALVEOLI
Openings that pull air from outside your body into your respiratory system.
MOUTH and NOSE
Tube that delivers air from your mouth and nose to the trachea (windpipe).
PHARYNX
Passage connecting your throat and lungs.
TRACHEA
Tubes at the bottom of your windpipe that connect into each lung.
BRONCHI/BRONCHIAL TUBES
Two organs that remove oxygen from the air and pass it into your blood.
LUNGS
Muscle that helps your lungs pull in air and push it out.
DIAPHRAGM
Tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.
ALVEOLI
Small branches of the bronchial tubes that lead to the alveoli.
BRONCHIOLES
Blood vessels in the alveoli walls that move oxygen and carbon dioxide.
CAPILLARIES
Tiny hairs that move in a wave-like motion to filter dust and other irritants out of your airways.
CILIA
Hollow organ that allows you to talk and make sounds when air moves in and out.
LARYNX
