Respiratory system Vocab

Question 1

Adenoids

Answer 1

lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx; pharyngeal tonsils

Question 2

Alveoli

Answer 2

air sac in the lung

Question 3

apex of the lung

Answer 3

tip or uppermost portion of the lung

Question 4

base of the lung

Answer 4

lower portion of the lung

Question 5

bronchi

Answer 5

branch of the trachea that is a passageway into the lung

Question 6

cilia

Answer 6

thin hairs attached to mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract

Question 7

diaphragm

Answer 7

muscle separating the chest and abdomen; contracts to pull air and relaxes to push air in lungs

Question 8

epiglottis

Answer 8

lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx

Question 9

expiration

Answer 9

breathing out

Question 10

glottis

Answer 10

slit like opening to the larynx

Question 11

hilum (of lung)

Answer 11

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

Question 12

larynx

Answer 12

voice box

Question 13

lobe

Answer 13

division of the lung

Question 14

mediastinum

Answer 14

the region between the lungs in the chest cavity; contains trachea, heart, lymph nodes, aorta, esophagus, and bronchial tubes

Question 15

nares

Answer 15

openings to nose carrying air into nasal cavities

Question 16

palatine tonsil

Answer 16

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

Question 17

paranasal sinus

Answer 17

one of the air cavities in the bones near the nose

Question 18

parietal pleura

Answer 18

outer fold of pleura lying closer to the ribs and chest wall

Question 19

pharynx

Answer 19

the throat

Question 20

pleura

Answer 20

double folded membrane surrounding each lung

Question 21

pleura cavity

Answer 21

space between the folds of the pleura

Question 22

pulmonary parenchyma

Answer 22

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

Question 23

trachea

Answer 23

windpipe

Question 24

visceral pleura

Answer 24

inner fold of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue

Question 25

auscultation

Answer 25

listening to sounds within the body

Question 26

percussion

Answer 26

tapping on the surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure

Question 27

pleural rub

Answer 27

scratchy sound produced by pleural surfaces rubbing against each other

Question 28

rales (crackles)

Answer 28

fine crackling sounds heard on auscultation (during inhalation) when there is fluid in the alveoli

Question 29

rhonchi (singular: rhonchus)

Answer 29

loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by septum

Question 30

sputum

Answer 30

material expelled from the bronchi, lungs or upper respiratory tract by spitting

Question 31

stridor

Answer 31

strained, high pitched sound heard on inhalation caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx

Question 32

wheezes

Answer 32

continuous high-pitched whistling sounds produced by breathing