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The Skin And Respitory Systems
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Anatomy
7th Grade
01/19/2009

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dermis
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th layer of cells directly below the epidermis which contains blood vessels, nerves, muscles, oil, and sweat glands.

 

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melanin
Definition
a pigment that protects your skin and gives it color
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epidermis
Definition
the outer, thinnest layer of skin
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alveoli
Definition
clusters of thin-walled sacs at the end of each bronchiole that are surrouded with capillaries; where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place
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larnyx
Definition
the airway to which the vocal cords are attached
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asthma
Definition
a lung disorder that results in shortness of breath, whezzing, or coughing
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bronchi
Definition
two short tubes that carry air into the lungs
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emphysema
Definition
a diesese in which the alveoli in the lungs enlarge
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pharnyx
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a tube like passageway that used by food, liquid, and air
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trachea

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the air conducting tibe lined with mucas membranes and cilia

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diaphram
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a muscle beneath the lungs that contracts and relaxes to help move gases into and out of the lungs
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