GENERAL ANATOMY
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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the primary muscle used in the process of inspiration. A dome shaped muscle.
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the tube that takes air into the chest, also known as the windpipe.
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tiny sacs at the end of the bronchioles, where gaseous exchange takes place.
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a type of protein found in every red blood cell.
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Detailed explanation-1: -(TRAY-kee-uh) The airway that leads from the larynx (voice box) to the bronchi (large airways that lead to the lungs). Also called windpipe. Enlarge. Anatomy of the respiratory system showing the trachea, the right and left lungs and their lobes, and the bronchi.
Detailed explanation-2: -The trachea is often called the windpipe. It’s a key part of your respiratory system. When you breathe in, air travels from your nose or mouth through your larynx. It then passes through your trachea to your bronchi.
Detailed explanation-3: -A tracheostomy tube is inserted through the hole and secured in place with a strap around your neck. Tracheostomy (tray-key-OS-tuh-me) is a hole that surgeons make through the front of the neck and into the windpipe (trachea). A tracheostomy tube is placed into the hole to keep it open for breathing.
Detailed explanation-4: -The hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes to the stomach). The pharynx is about 5 inches long, depending on body size. Also called throat.
Detailed explanation-5: -When a person breathes, air taken in through the nose or mouth then goes into the trachea (windpipe). From there, it passes through the bronchial tubes, into the lungs, and finally back out again.