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Introduction to the Respiratory System
Upper respiratory disorders include pharyngitis (sore throat), rhinitis, and sinusitis.
Practice this chapterUpper respiratory disorders include pharyngitis (sore throat), rhinitis, and sinusitis. The lungs are where gas exchange takes place to provide the body with oxygen and expel carbon dioxide
The upper respiratory system brings air into the body and warms that air before it enters the lungs. The lower respiratory system consists of the trachea and the lungs, which include the bronchi and bronchioles.
lungs — where gas exchange takes place to provide the body with oxygen and expel carbon dioxide. rhinitis — inflammation and swelling of mucous membranes in the nose. pharyngitis — inflammation of the pharynx; also known as a sore throat. gas exchange — when oxygen moves from the lungs into the bloodstream.
Worked example
What does “lungs” mean in Introduction to the Respiratory System?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for lungs.
- 2The book says: where gas exchange takes place to provide the body with oxygen and expel carbon dioxide.
- 3Do not use the meaning of rhinitis. That term means inflammation and swelling of mucous membranes in the nose.
Result: where gas exchange takes place to provide the body with oxygen and expel carbon dioxide
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for lungs.
Do not swap lungs and rhinitis. lungs means where gas exchange takes place to provide the body with oxygen and expel carbon dioxide. rhinitis means inflammation and swelling of mucous membranes in the nose.
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