How much do you know about the respiratory system?

The larynx is another name for the voice box.

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When we exhale, the diaphragm moves down.

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The action of air moving into your body causes your lungs to expand.

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Cilia and mucous clear foreign particles out of the respiratory system.

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The epiglottis covers the entrance to the windpipe.

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Gas exchange occurs at the bronchioles.

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Oxygen is carried throughout the body by hemoglobin molecules.

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When you inhale, the pressure inside your lungs is greater than that outside your body.

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The path O2 follows through the respiratory system is: pharynx, trachea, bronchioles, bronchi.

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Your intercostal muscles contract when you inhale.

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