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Airway 1. Any part of the respiratory tract through which air passes during breathing. 2. In anaesthesia or resuscitation, a... Read More

Organization of the Respiratory System Each lung is composed of air sacs called alveoli - the sites of gas exchange with... Read More

Afferent Nerve Definition The word ‘aferent’ means "steering or conducting something towards a destination". The... Read More

Digastric Definition The digastric muscle is a paired muscle located under the jaw, consisting of the anterior and... Read More

Respiration Rate Definition Respiration rate is a vital life process that expresses the breathing rate in an organism... Read More

Residual volume is a term that is most often seen in lung physiology where it is defined as the amount of air remaining in... Read More

Egestion is the act or process of voiding or discharging undigested food as faeces. To egest means to discharge undigested... Read More

Muscular System Definition What is the muscular system? The muscular system is a system that includes muscle cells and... Read More

Definition noun (physiology) The act or process of taking (food or drink) to the mouth and then conveying it through the... Read More

Definition noun The scientific or medical study of the processes and pathophysiology of deglutition Supplement Deglutology... Read More

Definition noun A species within the family Physaliidae characterized by being in a colony resembling a... Read More