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Intricate Respiratory System Terminology
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  • 1. Iron-laden protein ferrying oxygen within erythrocytes
  • 2. Inflammatory condition narrowing primary air conduits
  • 3. Pertaining to the complex function of gas exchange
  • 5. Prefix linked to acid formed by carbon dioxide dissolution
  • 11. Minute hair-like structures clearing airway debris
  • 12. Nasally rooted sense tied to respiratory mucosa
  • 15. Phase describing active air expulsion from lungs
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  • 4. Mechanism driving air flow through respiratory passages
  • 6. Substance reducing surface tension in lung microstructures
  • 7. Tiny airways branching deep into pulmonary labyrinth
  • 8. Muscular action initiating air influx in thorax
  • 9. Microscopic sac where oxygen meets blood’s embrace
  • 10. Surgical breach creating airway passage in windpipe
  • 13. Bluish skin tint indicating deficient oxygenation
  • 14. Specialized pulmonary cell responsible for gaseous exchange
  • 16. Primary muscle orchestrating thoracic breathing rhythm
  • 17. Temporal cessation of breath often linked to sleep
  • 18. Membranous layers enveloping each pulmonary lobe

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