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Respiratory System

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atp
noun
adenosine triphosphate, supplies energy for many biochemical cellular processes
blood
noun
fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins
carbon dioxide
noun
colorless, odorless, incombustible gas, present in the atmosphere and formed during respiration
cardiovascular system
noun
heart and blood vessels considered as a whole
cellular respiration
noun
oxidation of organic compounds that occurs within cells producing energy for cellular processes
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expiration
noun
emission of air from the lungs
external respiration
noun
exchange of respiratory gases in the lungs
gas transport
noun
gases carried by the blood
inspiration
noun
drawing of air into the lungs; inhalation.
internal respiration
noun
exchange of gases (as oxygen and carbon dioxide) between the cells of the body and the blood
interstitial fluid
noun
liquid found between the cells of the body that provides much of the liquid environment of the body
lungs
noun
pair of organs, the principal parts of the respiratory system
oxygen
noun
colorless, odorless, gaseous element constituting about one-fifth of the volume of the atmosphere
pulmonary ventilation
noun
total volume of gas per minute inspired or expired

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