Name the indicated structure and give its function. Adenoid tonsil; trap bacteria and viruses which you breathe in through your nose Sphenoid sinus; lighten the bones of the skull and serve as resonating chambers for speech O Inferior nasal concha; swirl the air around to allow the air time to humidify, warm, and be cleaned before it enters th. the pressure within the middle ear, making it equal with the air pressure outside the body

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Name the indicated structure and give its function.
Adenoid tonsil; trap bacteria and viruses which you breathe in through your nose
O Sphenoid sinus; lighten the bones of the skull and serve as resonating chambers for speech
Inferior nasal concha; swirl the air around to allow the air time to humidify, warm, and be cleaned before it enters the
O Fustachian tube; controls the pressure within the middle ear, making it equal with the air pressure outside the body
Transcribed Image Text:Name the indicated structure and give its function. Adenoid tonsil; trap bacteria and viruses which you breathe in through your nose O Sphenoid sinus; lighten the bones of the skull and serve as resonating chambers for speech Inferior nasal concha; swirl the air around to allow the air time to humidify, warm, and be cleaned before it enters the O Fustachian tube; controls the pressure within the middle ear, making it equal with the air pressure outside the body
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