The mammalian gaseous exchange system

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They have a high____rate
Metabolic
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Has a hairy lining which secretes mucus and traps dust and mucus, protecting the lung tissue from irritation and infection.
Nasal cavity
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The main airway carrying clean, warm, moist air down to the chest from the nose.
Trachea
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The substance that supports trachea in the form of wide incomplete rings, to stop the trachea from collapsing.
Cartilage
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What trachea is lined with
Ciliated epithelium
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The cells that secrete mucus onto the lining of the trachea.
goblet cells
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This divides from the trachea and leads to the lungs. Similar to the trachea but smaller than it.
Bronchus
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The result of the divided bronchi
Bronchioles
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Tiny sacs, which are the main exchange surfaces for the body.
Alveoli
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What is in the alveoli to make it stay inflated?
lung surfactant
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The broad domed sheet of muscle that forms the floor of the thorax.
Diaphragm
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Taking in or inhaling air which is an energy process.
Inspiration
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Breathing out
Expiration
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Has a hairy lining which secretes mucus and traps dust and mucus, protecting the lung tissue from irritation and infection.

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Nasal cavity

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The main airway carrying clean, warm, moist air down to the chest from the nose.

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The substance that supports trachea in the form of wide incomplete rings, to stop the trachea from collapsing.

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What trachea is lined with

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