Ch. 7 Anatomic Terms

Question 0

sinuses

Answer 0

air-filled spaces in the skull the open to the nasal cavity

Question 1

nose

Answer 1

structure that warms, moistens and filters air as it enters the upper respiratory tract

Question 2

palate

Answer 2

roof of the mouth; partition between the nasal cavity and the mouth

Question 3

hard palate

Answer 3

bony anterior portion of the palate

Question 4

soft palate

Answer 4

muscular posterior portion of the palate

Question 5

pharynx

Answer 5

throat

Question 6

nasopharynx

Answer 6

part of the pharynx directly behind the nasal passages

Question 7

oropharynx

Answer 7

area of the pharynx between the roof of the mouth and the epiglottis

Question 8

laryngopharynx

Answer 8

lower part of the pharynx, just below the oropharyngeal opening into the larynx and esophagus

Question 9

tonsils

Answer 9

oval lymphatic tissue on either side of the pharynx, that filter air; aka palatine tonsils

Question 10

adenoid

Answer 10

lymphatic tissue on the back of the pharynx; aka pharyngeal tonsil

Question 11

uvula

Answer 11

small projection hanging from the back middle edge of the soft palate

Question 12

larynx

Answer 12

voice box; contains vocal cords

Question 13

glottis

Answer 13

opening between the vocal cords

Question 14

epiglottis

Answer 14

a lid-like structure that covers the larynx during swallowing

Question 15

trachea

Answer 15

windpipe

Question 16

bronchial tree

Answer 16

branched airways that lead from the trachea to the alveolar sacs

Question 17

right & left bronchus

Answer 17

two primary airways branching from the area of the carina to the lungs

Question 18

bronchioles

Answer 18

progressively smaller branching airways

Question 19

alveoli

Answer 19

microscopic air sacs that perform gas exchange

Question 20

lungs

Answer 20

two spongy organs in the thoracic cavity enclosed by the diaphragm and the rib cage; responsible for respiration

Question 21

lobes

Answer 21

subdivisions of the lungs; two on the left, three on the right

Question 22

pleura

Answer 22

membranes enclosing the lung and the lining of the thoracic cavity

Question 23

pleural cavity

Answer 23

the fluid-filled potential space between the visceral pleura and parietal pleura

Question 24

diaphargm

Answer 24

muscular partition that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and moves up and down to aid respiration

Question 25

mediastinum

Answer 25

partition that separates the thorax into two compartments and encloses the heart, esophagus, trachea and thymus gland

Question 26

mucous membranes

Answer 26

thin sheets of tissue that line the respiratory passages and secrete mucus

Question 27

cilia

Answer 27

hair-like processes from the surface of epithelial cells that move mucus secretions upward

Question 28

parenchyma

Answer 28

functional tissues of any organ