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 what.
Pulmonary
What do you call a thin tissue that cover the outside of the lungs.
Pleura
Name an organ that allows oxygen to enter the body
Nose
This area of the mouth allows the air you breathe to come humid.
Nasal cavity
It’s 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 your breathe.
Epiglottis
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 trachea to the lungs.
Bronchi
Smallest airway tubes connecting bronchi to alveoli.
Bronchioles
Vert small air sacs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.
Alveoli
Which side of the lung has 3 lobes.
Right lung