Health Vocab Flashcards
Lungs
Main organs of gas exchange in respiratory system
Trachea
Windpipe carries air to lungs
Bronchioles
Forms tiny passages with alveoli at the end
Diaphragm
Separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity
Separates the lungs and heart from the digestive system
Alveoli
Thin walled air sacs at the end of the bronchiole
Esophagus
Long straight tube food moves through
Tonsils
Masses of lymph tissue found in the throat
Eustachian tubes
Tube that connects middle ear to throat
Cilia
Tiny hairs that remove mucus from the lungs
Epiglottis
Prevents food from entering the voice box/larynx
External respiration
Exchange of gases in lungs
Internal respiration
Exchange of gases between cells and blood
Larynx
Voice biz where vocal cords are
Oxygen
Gas necessary for us to live
We breathe
Pharynx
Air follows into
Throat
Throat cavity shaped like pear
Respiration
Absorption and releases of gases
Nares
Internal passage way of air from nasal cavities to throat
Nicotine
Highly addictive drug in tobacco products
Carcinogens
Any agent that causes cancer
Tar
Sticky black substance found in tobacco smoke that coats the inside of airways with carcinogens
Carbon monoxide
Gas that blocks oxygen from getting into the bloodstream
Emphysema
A respiratory disease where air cant move in and out of alveoli because they lost elasticity it got blocked
Sidestream smoke
Smoke that escapes from the tip do cigar or cigarettes
Mainstream smoke
Smoke that smokers inhale and exhale
Habit
Psychological acts that become automatic
Addiction
Physical dependence on continued supply of drug
Psychoactive
Describes a drug or medicine that affects the brain and changes how a person thinks and feels
Carboxyhemoglobin
Carbon monoxide in cigarettes that is active in forming this substance
Carbon monoxide and red blood cells
Environmental tobacco smoke
Second hand smoke
Passive smoke
Combination of main and side stream smoke that is inhaled by people nearby a smoker
Luchoplakia
White leathery patches that form where chewing tobacco is placed between gum and cheek