Respiratory

Question 1

adenoids

Answer 1

lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx; pharyngeal tonsils

Question 2

alveolus

Answer 2

air sac in lung

Question 3

apex of lung

Answer 3

tip of lung

Question 4

base of lung

Answer 4

lower portion of lung

Question 5

bronchioles

Answer 5

smallest branch of bronchi. Terminal bronchioles lead to alveolar ducts.

Question 6

bronchus, bronchi

Answer 6

branch of trachea that is a passageway into the lung; bronchial tube

Question 7

carbon dioxide

Answer 7

gas produced by body cells when oxygen and carbon atoms from food combine; exhaled through the lungs

Question 8

cilia

Answer 8

thing hairs attached to mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract.

Question 9

diaphragm

Answer 9

muscle separating the chest and abdomen.

Question 10

epiglottis

Answer 10

lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, prevents food from being inhaled

Question 11

exhalation

Answer 11

breathing out; expiration

Question 12

glottis

Answer 12

slit-like opening to the larynx

Question 13

hilum of lung

Answer 13

midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels and nerves enter and exit the lungs

Question 14

inhalation

Answer 14

breathing in; inspiration

Question 15

larynx

Answer 15

voice box; containing the vocal cords

Question 16

lobe

Answer 16

division of lung

Question 17

mediastinum

Answer 17

region between the lungs in the chest cavity.

Question 18

nares

Answer 18

openings through the nose carrying air into the nasal cavities; nostrils

Question 19

oxygen

Answer 19

gas that makes up 21 percent of the air that we breathe.

Question 20

palatine tonsil

Answer 20

one of pair of almond-shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx

Question 21

paranasal sinus

Answer 21

one of the air cavities in the bones near the nose.

Question 22

parietal pluera

Answer 22

outer layer of pleura lying closer to the ribs

Question 23

pharynx

Answer 23

throat; including nasopharynx, oropharynx and laryngopharynx

Question 24

pleura

Answer 24

double layered membrane surrounding each lung

Question 25

pleural cavity

Answer 25

space between the layers of the pleura

Question 26

pulmonary parenchyma

Answer 26

essential parts of the lung, responsible for respiration; bronchioles and alveoli

Question 27

respiration

Answer 27

exchange of gases at the lung capillaries and at the tissue capillaries

Question 28

trachea

Answer 28

windpipe