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- 3. It is a hollow tube that begins behind the nose, runs down the neck, and ends at the top of the windpipe and esophagus.
- 4. The area of the throat that contains the vocal cords and is used for breathing, swallowing, and speaking.
- 5. It is a transparent and slightly yellowish liquid that represents 55% of the total volume of blood.
- 6. They are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist. They are located just below the rib cage (ribs), one on each side of the spine.
- 9. They serve to transport blood from the heart to the periphery of the body or the lungs.
- 10. They are the entrance doors of the blood to the heart.
- 12. It is located in the upper right part of the abdominal cavity, below the diaphragm and above the stomach, the right kidney and the intestines.
- 13. It is made up of muscle tissue and pumps blood throughout the body.
- 15. The virus passes very easily from one person to another through droplets of saliva that are expelled when talking, coughing or sneezing.
- 16. It is an infection in one or both lungs. Causes the lung alveoli to fill with fluid or pus.
- 17. They are two cone-shaped organs that are part of the respiratory system.
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- 1. It is the volume of blood expelled by a ventricle in one minute.
- 2. It is a type of cancer that begins in the pancreas. Cancer starts when cells in the body start to grow out of control.
- 7. Severe acute respiratory syndrome is a serious form of pneumonia. Infection with the virus causes acute respiratory distress (severe shortness of breath), and sometimes death.
- 8. It is a thin layer of endothelium that is found on a thin layer of connective tissue
- 9. The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lung and the blood occurs during respiration, that is, inspiration and expiration of air.
- 11. It is called a series of diseases that are characterized by an obstruction of the airways, mainly the bronchi.
- 14. It consists of a refractive error that causes us to have a blurred vision of objects that are far away, while close objects can be seen clearly.
