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| A physical process of taking air in and pushing it out of the lungs. |
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| Fuel for cellular respiration |
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| The thickness of alveoli and tiny blood vessels called capillaries |
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Oxygen is absorbed in alveoli.
Nutrients are absorbed in small intestine by villi |
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| A gas breathed in with air, needed for cellular respiration, carried by red blood cells. |
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| Tiny sacs in lungs (300,000,000). This is the location for gas exchange in the lungs. |
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| Cells in the blood that carry oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body (bus) |
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| Tiny sausage shaped structure in the cell where cellular respiration occurs. |
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| Waste products produced by cellular respiration. |
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| A form of oxidation (oxygen used to release energy) that takes place in cells in the mitochondria. |
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| Cellular Respiration Formula |
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| Fuel & oxygen --> energy & waste (H20 & CO2) |
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| The bones that protect your lungs. |
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| A membrane that encloses each of the lungs. |
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| The slimy liquid inside your nose and lungs that help to trap dirt from the air. This slimy liquid also helps to keep body passages moist and clean. |
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| The dome-shaped sheet of muscle that forms the bottom of the chest cavity. |
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| When you breathe in through your nose, air enters this and will continue towards the pharynx. |
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| The passage that allows air to travel from your mouth and nose to your lungs. |
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