ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
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ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
Lungs (alveoli); millions of thin-walled, microscopic air sacs in lungs; exchange gases with the bloodstream through the alveolar wall and then flows back out
Gas exchange
Located outside ...
Flap of tissue that guards the superior opening of the larynx; at rest, stand almost
vertically; during swallowing, closes airway like a trap door and directs food to
the esophagus behind it
Epiglottis
Largest laryngeal prominence (adam's apple); shield-shaped; testosterone
stimulates growth, larger in males
Thyroid cartilage
Produce sound when air passes between them; loudness determined by the ofrce
of air passing between the vocal cords
Vocal cords (inferior)
the vocal cords and the opening between them
Glottis
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