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+title: BIOL01113 Vocabulary Assignment 7
+author: Aidan Sharpe
+date: March 10th, 2025
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+### Nasopharynx
+Where the nasal cavity opens above the soft palate.
+
+### Epiglottis
+A structure that covers the opening to the voice box while swallowing.
+
+### Trachea
+Another word for the windpipe that connects the upper respiratory tract to the primary bronchi.
+
+### Bronchus
+The largest tubes within the lungs, branching from the trachea into the bronchioles.
+
+### Bronchial tree
+The branching structure of the bronchi and bronchioles.
+
+### Alveoli
+Air sacs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the lungs and pulmonary capillaries.
+
+### Partial pressure
+The amount of pressure exerted by an individual gas within a gas mixture.
+
+### Gas exchange
+The movement of gas between the alveoli and the blood in the pulmonary capillaries.
+
+### Breathing
+The process of inhaling and exhaling.
+
+### Ventilation
+The process of moving air in and out of the lungs.