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| 13558680595 | nasal conchae function | cleans, warms, and moistens air | 0 | |
| 13558680596 | paranasal sinuses function | warm, moisten air, lighten skull | 1 | |
| 13558680597 | pharynx function | passageway for food and air | 2 | |
| 13558680598 | Larynx | voice box; passageway for air moving from pharynx to trachea; contains vocal cords | 3 | |
| 13558680599 | Epiglottis | A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food from entering. | 4 | |
| 13558680600 | vocal folds | muscular membranes in the larynx that produce sound | 5 | |
| 13558680601 | Trachea | a large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from the larynx to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe. | 6 | |
| 13558680602 | Lungs function | Contains alveolus where gas exchange occurs | 7 | |
| 13558680603 | respiratory zone | site of gas exchange | 8 | |
| 13558680604 | conducting zone | conduits to gas exchange sites | 9 | |
| 13558680605 | respiratory membrane | where gas exchange occurs between the air on the alveolar side and the blood on the capillary side; the alveolar and capillary walls form the respiratory membrane | 10 | |
| 13558680606 | alveolar macrophages function | keep alveolar surfaces sterile | 11 | |
| 13558680607 | diaphragm function | contracts to allow the lungs to expand when breathing in air | 12 |
