lungs🫁 Flashcards

1
Q

what body system allows a person to inhale/exhale to move (o2) into the bloodstream and get rid of waste from the lungs

A

respiratory system

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2
Q

anything that has to do with lungs is a what

A

pulmonary

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3
Q

what do you call a thin tissue that covers the outside part of your lungs

A

pleura

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4
Q

name an organ that allows oxygen to enter your body

A

nose

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5
Q

this area of the mouth allows the air you breathe to become humid

A

nasal cavity

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6
Q

its job is to receive food, breathing, speaking

A

oral cavity

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7
Q

a fancy name for voice box

A

larynx

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8
Q

an open/close flap

A

epiglottis

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9
Q

a fancy name for throat

A

pharynx

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10
Q

long tube leading food from mouth to stomach

A

esophagus

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11
Q

windpipe

A

trachea

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12
Q

two tubes leading from trachea to the lungs

A

bronchi

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13
Q

smallest air way tubes connecting bronchi to alveoli

A

bronchioles

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14
Q

small air sacs where the exchange of co2 and o2 takes place

A

alveoli

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15
Q

which lung has 3 lobes

A

right lung

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16
Q

which side has 2 lobes

A

left lung

17
Q

located under your heart and lungs

A

diaphragm

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