lungs🫁 Flashcards
what body system allows a person to inhale/exhale to move (o2) into the bloodstream and get rid of waste from the lungs
respiratory system
anything that has to do with lungs is a what
pulmonary
what do you call a thin tissue that covers the outside part of your lungs
pleura
name an organ that allows oxygen to enter your body
nose
this area of the mouth allows the air you breathe to become humid
nasal cavity
its job is to receive food, breathing, speaking
oral cavity
a fancy name for voice box
larynx
an open/close flap
epiglottis
a fancy name for throat
pharynx
long tube leading food from mouth to stomach
esophagus
windpipe
trachea
two tubes leading from trachea to the lungs
bronchi
smallest air way tubes connecting bronchi to alveoli
bronchioles
small air sacs where the exchange of co2 and o2 takes place
alveoli
which lung has 3 lobes
right lung