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Respiration and
Excretion
RAW MATERIALS
PRODUCTS
1. The Nose
a. air enters the body through two
nostrils
b. nasal cavities
* spaces lined with mucus and cilia
* cilia= tiny hair like extensions which
can move together sweeping motions
pushing mucus into the throat
* filter, warm, and moisten air
2. The Pharynx
* throat
* connects nose/mouth to trachea
* shared with digestive system
3. The Trachea
* windpipe
* connects pharynx to lungs
* lined with cilia- which push upward
* held open by rings of cartilage
b. lungs
* main organs of respiratory system
* contain tiny air sacs = alveoli
(exchange gases between air and blood)
C. Gas Exchange
* walls of alveoli are
very thin
* process of gas
exchange:
after air enters an
alveolus, O2 passes
through the wall of
the alveolus and the
capillary into the
blood
CO2 and water pass
from the blood into
the alveoli.
Assignment
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