Respiration

Tishakov (Norway)
OIS EAL
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  1. absorb
    take in a liquid
  2. respiration
    the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation
  3. alveolus
    a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs
  4. artery
    a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
  5. bronchiole
    any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli
  6. breathing
    the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation
  7. bronchus
    either of the two main branches of the trachea
  8. capillary
    a minute blood vessel connecting arterioles with venules
  9. cartilage
    tough elastic tissue, mostly converted to bone in adults
  10. cellular respiration
    the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs
  11. circulation
    the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels
  12. combustion
    a reaction of a substance with oxygen to give heat and light
  13. exchange
    the act of changing one thing for another thing
  14. exhale
    expel air
  15. inhale
    draw deep into the lungs by breathing
  16. rib cage
    the bony enclosing wall of the chest
  17. trachea
    a tube that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the lungs
  18. transport
    move something or somebody around
  19. vein
    a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
  20. voice box
    a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea
  21. aerobic
    depending on free oxygen or air
Created on Mon Mar 04 09:45:21 EST 2013 (updated Tue Mar 05 03:59:19 EST 2013)

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