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Where does gas exchange between the blood and external environment occur?
Where does gas exchange between the blood and external environment occur?
What is the function of the sinuses within the bones surrounding the nasal cavity?
What is the function of the sinuses within the bones surrounding the nasal cavity?
What separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity?
What separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity?
Which region is not part of the three regions of the pharynx?
Which region is not part of the three regions of the pharynx?
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What is the function of the epiglottis?
What is the function of the epiglottis?
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What keeps the trachea patent (open) to allow airflow?
What keeps the trachea patent (open) to allow airflow?
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Which bronchus is wider, shorter, and straighter than the other?
Which bronchus is wider, shorter, and straighter than the other?
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Where does the apex of each lung lie?
Where does the apex of each lung lie?
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What are the lateral wall projections in the nasal cavity called?
What are the lateral wall projections in the nasal cavity called?
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What is the function of tonsils in the pharynx?
What is the function of tonsils in the pharynx?
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