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Combined science: Gaseous exchange and respiration

The human respiratory system

Parts of the respiratory system

 STRUCTURE  |  DESCRIPTION
 RIBS  |  BONE STRUCTURE THAT PROTECTS INTERNAL ORGANS SUCH AS THE LUNGS
 INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE  |  MUSCLES BETWEEN THE RIBS WHICH CONTROL THEIR MOVEMENT CAUSING INHALATION AND EXHALATION
 DIAPHRAGM  |  SHEET OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE AND MUSCLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE THORAX THAT HELPS CHANGE THE VOLUME OF THE THORAX TO ALLOW INHALATION AND EXHALATION
 TRACHEA  |  WINDPIPE THAT CONNECTS THE MOUTH AND NOSE TO THE LUNGS
 LARYNX  |  ALSO KNOWN AS THE VOICE BOX, WHEN AIR PASSES ACROSS HERE WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE SOUNDS