Lungs Flashcards
What body system allows a person to inhale/exhale to move oxygen into the bloodstream and get rid of waste carbon dioxide from the lungs.
respiratory system
Anything that has to do with lungs is called a what?
Pulmonary
what do you call a thin tissue that covers the outside part of the lungs.
Pleura
Name an organ that allows the oxygen to enter your body.
Nose
This area of the mouth that allows the air you breath becomes humid.
Nasal cavity
Its job is to receive food, breathing, speaking.
Oral cavity
A fancy name for voice box.
Larynx
An open/ close flap prevents food from entering as you breathe.
Epiglottis
A fancy name for throat; cavity behind your mouth.
Pharynx
Long tube leading food from mouth to stomach; food tube.
Esophagus
A fancy name for windpipe.
Trachea
Two tubes leading from the trachea to lungs
Bronchi
Very small air sacs where the exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place
alveoli
Which side of the lungs has three lobes
Right lung
Which side of the lungs has two lobes
left lung
A muscle that helps you inhale and exhale, located beneath your lungs and heart
Diaphragm
It’s a microscopic hairlike structure who’s job is to trap dirt and germs
Cilia
A special type of mucus found in the lungs and throat; keeps nose and throat from drying out, has antibodies that kill bacteria in the air
Phlegm
Smallest blood vessel; A blood vessel where O2 and CO2 gas are exchanged
Capillaries
Blood vessel carrying blood away from heart
Artery
Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart
Vein
Inflammation of the mucus membrane that lines the bronchial tubes
Bronchitis
Inflammation of the air sacs in the lungs caused by bacterial infection
Pneumonia
