Parts of the respiratory sytstem Flashcards
Nostrils
Skin covering of nasal passage
Lined with celia and mucus
Pharynx
Stucture located behind mouth
Connects mouth/ nasal cavity with larnyx
Larynx
Voice box
Contains vocal cods that air passes through to make sound
Trachea
Wind pipe
Passageway for air in bronchi
Bronchus
Passageway for air from trachea into lungs
Certain cartilage
Lung
Organs that is the site of 02 and C02.
Exchange between enviroment and body
Bronchiole
Passageway from bronchi
Air travels through these small branches in lungs
No cartilages
Diaphragm
Muscle that separates thoracic cavity from abdominal cavity
Aids in insiration and expiration
Alveoli
Gas exchange in mammal lungs
Single cell thick
Surround by vascular system
0Epiglottis
Flap of cartliage over entrance to trachea
Prevents food from being aspiration
0Pleural membrance
Double layer membrane that enclose lungs
Innerside attachs to lung/ outer
0Thoracic cavity
Chest cavity
Hollow space in upper body
Contains lungs/ is protected by ribs/ skin/ muscles