Respiratory System - Sistema Respiratorio

Question 1

Pleura

Answer 1

Pleura, double-folded serous membrane covering each lung and lining thoracic cavity

Question 2

Alveoli

Answer 2

Alvéolos, air sacs at end of bronchioles

Question 3

Trachea (windpipe)

Answer 3

Tráquea, passageway for air to bronchi; windpipe = galillo (colloq)

Question 4

Bronchus

Answer 4

Bronquios, 1 of 2 branches from trachea

Question 5

Larynx

Answer 5

Laringe, vocal chords AKA voice box

Question 6

Diaphragm

Answer 6

Diafragma, muscular partition separating thoracic cavity from abdominal cavity

Question 7

Pharynx

Answer 7

Faringe, food & air passageway

Question 8

Paranasal sinuses

Answer 8

Senos nasales

Question 9

Nasal septum

Answer 9

Tabique nasal

Question 10

Tonsils

Answer 10

Amígdalas, lymphoid tissue behind mouth

Question 11

Bronchioles

Answer 11

Bronquiolos, smallest subdivision of bronchial tree

Question 12

Mediastinum

Answer 12

Mediastino, space between lungs

Question 13

alveolus

Answer 13

alvéolo