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| delivers air to sites where gas exchange can occur between the air and circulating blood |
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| Nasal cavities/paranasal sinuses |
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| filter,warm,humidify air; detect smells |
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| conducts air to larynx; chamber shared with digestive tract |
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| protects opening to trachea and contains vocal cords |
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| filters air, traps particles in mucus; cartilages keep airway open |
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| (same functions as trachea) |
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| responsible for air movement through volume changes resulting form movements of ribs and diaphragm; includes airways and alveoli |
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| acts as sites of gas exchange between air and blood |
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