Memory Game Structure of the Respiratory SystemOnline version Match the term to the description by Idafe Perez Jimenez Alveoli Splits into left and right branches for each lung A muscular sheet that is involved in respiration A tube made up mainly of cartilage that takes air to the lungs Larynx Fine hairs in the respiratory structures that trap particles and foreign objects Trachea Cilia External intercostal muscles Covers the trachea to stop food or liquid entering the lungs Pharynx Epiglottis Where the nasal cavity and oral cavity meet Help move the rib cage and sternum upwards and outwards during inspiration Bronchioles Bronchus Known as the voice box or Adam's apple Diaphragm Small sac-like structures involved in gaseous exchange in the lungs Smaller branches of bronchi that lead to the alveoli
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