Respiratory System Flashcards
Adenoids
Collection of lymph tissue in the nasopharynx
They are also called tonsils
Apex of the lung
Uppermost portion of the lung
Apical
Pertaining to the apex
Base of the lung
Lower portion of the lung
Bronchioles
Smallest branches of the bronchi
Bronchus or
Bronchi
Branch from the trachea and are the air tubes that go into the lung.
They act as a passageway into the air spaces of the lung.
Diaphragm
The muscle separating the chest and the abdomen
Epiglottis
The lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx
Inhalation
Breathing in
Exhalation
Breathing out
Larynx
Voice box
Lobes of the lungs
Divisions of the lungs
Mediastinum
The region between the lungs in the chest cavity.
Paranasal sinuses
Air containing cavities in the bones near the nose
Trachea
The windpipe
Lob/o
Lobe of the lung
Nas/o
Nose
Phon/o
Voice
Phren/o
Diaphragm
Pneum/o
Air or lung
Pulmon/o
Lung
Croup
Acute respiratory syndrome in children and infants
Epistaxis
Nosebleed
Pertussis
Whooping cough
Asthma
Bronchial airway obstruction due to spasm of bronchi
Chronic bronchitis
Inflammation of the bronchi persisting for a long time
Atelectasis
Incomplete expansion of the air sacs or collapsed, functionless, airless lung or portion of a lung
Emphysema
An over inflation off air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls
Pneumonia
An acute inflammation and infection of alveoli, which fill with pus
Tuberculosis
Infectious disease caused by a bacteria
Chest x
Apical
Pertaining to the apex
Base of the lung
Lower portion of the lung
Bronchioles
Smallest branches of the bronchi
Bronchus or Bronchi
Branch from the trachea and are the air tubes that go into the lung.
Diaphragm
Muscle separating the chest and the abdomen
Epiglottis
Lid like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx
