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What is the function of the cilia in the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles?
What is the function of the cilia in the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles?
Push out unwanted particles from inhaled air
What are the two membranes that protect the lungs from the outside?
What are the two membranes that protect the lungs from the outside?
Outer and inner pleura
Where does the trachea divide into two branches?
Where does the trachea divide into two branches?
Between the two lungs
Where does the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place in the respiratory system?
Where does the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place in the respiratory system?
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What is the purpose of the C-shaped rings of cartilage in the trachea?
What is the purpose of the C-shaped rings of cartilage in the trachea?
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What is the function of the fluid that fills the space between the outer and inner pleura?
What is the function of the fluid that fills the space between the outer and inner pleura?
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Describe the structure of the alveoli.
Describe the structure of the alveoli.
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What are the smaller branches into which each bronchus further divides?
What are the smaller branches into which each bronchus further divides?
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What is the role of the diaphragm in the respiratory system?
What is the role of the diaphragm in the respiratory system?
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Which part of the respiratory system leads directly into the right and left lungs?
Which part of the respiratory system leads directly into the right and left lungs?
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