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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.