Lungs Flashcards
What body system allows a person to Inhale/exhale to move (oxygen; O2) into the blood stream and get rid of waste (gas; carbon dioxide;CO2) 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 oxygen to enter your body
Nose
This area of the mouth that allows the air you breathe to become humid
Nasal cavity
It’s job to receive food,breathing,speaking
oral cavity
a fancy name for a voices box
larynx
an open/close flap; prevents food from entering as you breathe
epiclottis
a fancy name for a throat; cavity behind your mouth
pharynx
long tube leading food from mouth to stomach;food tube
esophagus
a fancy name for a windpipe
trachea
two tubes leading from trachea to lungs
bronchi
smallest air way tubes connecting bronchi to alveoli
bronchioles
very small air sacs were the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place
alveoli
which side of the lungs has 3 lobes
right lung
which side of the lungs has 2 lobes
left side
a muscle that help you inhale and exhale; located beneath your lungs and heart
diaphram
its a microscope hair like structure whose job is to trap dirt and germs
cilia
a special type of mucus found in the lungs and throat ;keeps throat and nose from drying out , has antibodies that kill bacteria in the air
phlegm
smallest blood vessel ;a body vessel where 02 and C02 gas are exchanged
capillaries
blood vessels carrying blood away from the heart
artery
