Respiratory System Flashcards
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Bronchi
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Divided into left and right, they are the second-generation respiratory passages
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Trachea
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First-generation respiratory passage
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Bronchioles
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The third-generation respiratory passage
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Alveoli
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The final generation of the respiratory passage. Where gases are exchanged in respiration
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Pleural pressure
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The pressure in the narrow space between the lung pluera and the chest wall
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Pleura
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Membranes enveloping the lungs and lining the chest walls
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Alveolar pressure
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The pressure inside the alveoli when the glottis is open and no air is flowing in or out of the lungs
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Diffusion
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A simple random motion of molecules moving in opposite directions through the alveolar capillary membrane
