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Match each term with its definition.
-High-energy electromagnetic radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with a metal target in an x-ray tube


Definitions:

Inhalation

The act of breathing in, where air enters the lungs, allowing oxygen to be absorbed into the bloodstream.

Pharynx

The muscular tube that connects the mouth and nasal passages to the esophagus and larynx, serving both the respiratory and digestive systems.

Trachea

Principal thoracic air duct of terrestrial vertebrates; windpipe. One of the microscopic air ducts (or tracheal tubes) branching throughout the body of most terrestrial arthropods and some terrestrial mollusks.

Partial Pressure

The pressure that a gas in a mixture of gases would exert if it alone occupied the entire volume.

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