Vocab

Question 1

Lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx; pharyngeal tonsils

Answer 1

adenoids

Question 2

Air sac in the lungs

Answer 2

alveolus

Question 3

Tip or uppermost portion of the lung

Answer 3

apex of the lung

Question 4

lower portion of the lung

Answer 4

base of the lung

Question 5

smallest branches of the bronchi

Answer 5

bronchioles

Question 6

branch of the trachea (windpipe) that is a passageway into the lung

Answer 6

bronchus

Question 7

gas produced by body cells when oxygen and carbon atoms from food combine

Answer 7

carbon dioxide

Question 8

Thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract

Answer 8

cilia

Question 9

muscle separating the chest and abdomen

Answer 9

diaphram

Question 10

Lid-liking piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing

Answer 10

epiglottis

Question 11

breathing out (exhalation)

Answer 11

expiration

Question 12

slit-like opening to the larynx

Answer 12

glottis

Question 13

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

Answer 13

hilum of the lung

Question 14

breathing in (inhalation)

Answer 14

inspiration

Question 15

voice box; containing the vocal cords

Answer 15

larynx

Question 16

division of a lung

Answer 16

lobe

Question 17

region between the lungs in the chest cavity.

Answer 17

mediastinum

Question 18

openings through the nose carrying air into the nasal cavities

Answer 18

nares

Question 19

gas that makes up 21 percent of the air

Answer 19

oxygen

Question 20

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

Answer 20

palatine tonsils

Question 21

one of the air cavities in the bones near the nose

Answer 21

paranasal sinus

Question 22

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

Answer 22

parietal pleura

Question 23

throat

Answer 23

pharynx

Question 24

double-layered membrane surrounding each lung

Answer 24

pleura

Question 25

space between the folds of the pleura

Answer 25

pleural cavity

Question 26

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

Answer 26

pulmonary parenchyma

Question 27

process of moving air into and out of the lungs; breathing

Answer 27

respiration

Question 28

windpipe

Answer 28

trachea

Question 29

Inner layer of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue

Answer 29

visceral pleura