repiratory system 310
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- a microscopic air sac within a lung
- alveolus
- the branching tubes that carry air to the alveoli of the lungs
- bronchial tree
- movement of air out of the lungs
- expiration
- the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air in alveoli and the blood in alveolar capillaries
- external respiration
- the opening between the vocal cords within the larynx
- glottis
- movement of air into the lungs
- inspiration
- the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the tissue cells and the blood tissue capillaries
- internal respiration
- the cartilaginous box containing the vocal cords
- larynx
- the throat; the passageway for air from the nasal cavity and the mouth to the larynx
- pharynx
- a chemical in alveoli that reduces the cohesion of water molecules
- surfactant
- the tube carrying air from the larynx to the bronchi
- trachea