Respiratory Vocab 12.1

Question 1

adenoids

Answer 1

Lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx; pharyngeal tonsils

Question 2

alveolus (plural: alveoli)

Answer 2

Air sac in the lung

Question 3

apex of the lung

Answer 3

Tip or uppermost portion of the lung

Question 4

base of the lung

Answer 4

The lower portion of the lung

Question 5

bronchioles

Answer 5

The smallest branches of the bronchi

Question 6

bronchus (plural: bronchial)

Answer 6

The branch of the trachea (windpipe) that is a passageway into the lung; bronchial tube

Question 7

carbon dioxide (CO2)

Answer 7

Gas produced by body cells when oxygen and carbon atoms from food combine; exhaled through the lungs

Question 8

Cilia

Answer 8

Thin hairs attached to mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract

Question 9

Diaphragm

Answer 9

Muscle separating the chest and abdomen; contracts to pull air into lungs; relaxes to push air out

Question 10

Epiglottis

Answer 10

Lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx; keeps food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing

Question 11

expiration

Answer 11

Breathing out (exhalation)

Question 12

glottis

Answer 12

Slit-like opening to the larynx

Question 13

hilum (of lung)

Answer 13

Midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lungs

Question 14

inspiration

Answer 14

Breathing in (inhalation)

Question 15

larynx

Answer 15

Voice box; contains the vocal cords

Question 16

lobe

Answer 16

Division of a lung

Question 17

mediastinum

Answer 17

The region between lungs in the chest cavity; contains the trachea, heart, lymph nodes, aorta, esophagus, and bronchial tubes

Question 18

nares

Answer 18

Openings through the nose carrying air into the nasal cavities

Question 19

Oxygen

Answer 19

Gas that makes up 21% of air; passes into the bloodstream at the lungs and travels to all body cells

Question 20

palatine tonsil

Answer 20

One of a pair of almond-shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx

Question 21

paranasal sinus

Answer 21

One of the air cavities in the bones near the nose

Question 22

parietal pleura

Answer 22

Outer fold of pleura lying closer to the ribs and chest wall

Question 23

pharynx

Answer 23

The throat; including the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx

Question 24

pleura

Answer 24

Double-folded membrane surrounding each lung

Question 25

pleural cavity

Answer 25

Space between the folds of the pleura

Question 26

pulmonary parenchyma

Answer 26

Essential parts of the lung, responsible for respiration; bronchioles and alveoli

Question 27

respiration

Answer 27

The process of moving air into and out of the lungs; breathing

Question 28

trachea

Answer 28

Windpipe

Question 29

visceral pleura

Answer 29

Inner fold of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue