3.1.1 Gas Exchange Key Words

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Ventilation
The movement of air between the environment and the gas exchange surface via inhalation and exhalation
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Cartilage
A resilient and smooth elastic tissue composed of collagen and elastin
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Ciliated Epithelium
Uni-layered tissue that moves mucus and other substances via peristalsis
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Goblet Cell
A glandular, modified simple columnar epithelial cell whose function is to secrete mucus
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Smooth Muscle
An involuntary non-striated muscle controlled by the autonomic nervous system
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A resilient and smooth elastic tissue composed of collagen and elastin

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Cartilage

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Uni-layered tissue that moves mucus and other substances via peristalsis

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A glandular, modified simple columnar epithelial cell whose function is to secrete mucus

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An involuntary non-striated muscle controlled by the autonomic nervous system

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