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INHALE
BREATH IN - AIR ENTERS BODY THROUGH NOSE AND MOUTH
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LUNGS
ORGANS THAT FILL WITH AIR (LIKE BALLOONS)
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DIAPHRAGM
AIR IS PULLED IN AND PUSHED OUT THE LUNGS BY THE MUSCULAR DIAPHRAGM
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EPIGLOTTIS
FLAP TISSUE THAT CLOSES TO PREVENT FOOD FROM ENTERING THE TRACHEA
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TRACHEA
TUPE THAT CONNETS THE LARNYX TO THE LUNGS. SUPPORTED BY CARTILAGE RINGS.
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BRONCHI
BRANCHES OF THE TRACHEA INSIDE THE LUNGS. (BRONCHI=BRANCHES)
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ALVEOLI
AIR SACS IN THE LUNGS. WHERE OXYGEN GOES INTO THE BLOOD AND CARBON DIOXIDE LEAVES THE BLOOD. *(GAS EXCHANGE PLACE)
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