Defintion | Keyword | % Correct |
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Smaller airways leading into the lungs | Bronchi | 89%
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Main airway leading from the back of the mouth to the lungs | Trachea | 84%
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Tiny folds of the lung epithelium to increase the surface area | Alveoli | 68%
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A layer of muscle beneath the lungs | Diaphragm | 63%
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Surface area divided by volume | Surface area to volume ratio | 58%
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Device that can measure the movement of air in and out of lungs | Spirometer | 53%
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Cells that secrete mucas | Goblet cells | 50%
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The number of breaths per minute | Breathing rate | 45%
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The volume of air inhaled or exhaled in one breath, usually measured at rest | Tidal volume | 42%
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Extrernal opening or pore that allows air in or out of the trachea | Spiracle | 39%
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Where two fluids flow in opposite directions | Countercurrent flow | 32%
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Protein fibres that can deform and then recoil to their original size | Elastic fibres | 32%
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Bony flap that covers and protects the gills | Operculum | 32%
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Refreshing of the air in the lungs | Ventilation | 32%
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The greatest volume of air that can be expelled from the lungs after taking the deepest possible breath | Vital capacity | 26%
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The mouth | Buccal cavity | 24%
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Fluid found at the ends of the tracheoles | Tracheal fluid | 24%
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A form of connective tissue | Cartilage | 21%
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Layer of cells that have many hair-like extensions | Ciliated epithelium | 21%
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Slender branches of tissue that make up the gill | Filaments | 21%
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Involuntary muscle that contracts without the need for conscious thought | Smooth muscle | 21%
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System of air-filled tubes in insects | Tracheal system | 11%
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The volume of oxygen absorbed by the lungs in one minute | Oxygen uptake | 5%
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Mucles between the ribs | Intercostal mucles | 3%
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Folds of the filament to increase surface area | Lamallae | 3%
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