Vocabulary Flashcards
(29 cards)
Alveoli
Air sac in the lung
Adenoids
Lymphatic fissure in the nasopharynx, pharyngeal tonsils
Apex of the lung
Tip of the lung
Base of the lung
Lower portion of the lung
Bronchioles
Smallest branches of the bronchi
Bronchi
Branch of the trachea, passageway into the lung, bronchial tube
Carbon dioxide
Gas produced by body cells
Cilia
Thin hairs affatcged to mucous membrane lining the respiratory tract
Diaphragm
Muscle separating the chest and abdomen
Epiglottis
Lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing
Expiration
Breathing out
Glottis
Slit-like opening to the larynx
Hilum of the lung
Midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lungs
Inspiration
Breathing in
Larynx
Voice box- contains vocal cords
Lobe
Division of lung
Mediastinum
Region between lungs
Nares
Openings thru the nose
Connects to nasal cavities
Oxygen
Gas that makes up 21 percent of the air
Palatine tonsil
One of a pair of almond shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oripharynx
Paranasal sinus
One of the air cavities in the bones near the nose
Parietal pleura
Outer layer of pleura lying closer to he ribs and chest wall
Pharynx
Throat
-nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx
Pleura
Double layered membrane surrounding each lung