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Chapter 12: Respiratory System > Vocabulary > Flashcards

Vocabulary Flashcards

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Alveoli

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Air sac in the lung

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Adenoids

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Lymphatic fissure in the nasopharynx, pharyngeal tonsils

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Apex of the lung

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Tip of the lung

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Base of the lung

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Lower portion of the lung

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Bronchioles

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Smallest branches of the bronchi

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Bronchi

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Branch of the trachea, passageway into the lung, bronchial tube

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Carbon dioxide

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Gas produced by body cells

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Cilia

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Thin hairs affatcged to mucous membrane lining the respiratory tract

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Diaphragm

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Muscle separating the chest and abdomen

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Epiglottis

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

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Expiration

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Breathing out

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Glottis

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Slit-like opening to the larynx

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Hilum of the lung

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

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Inspiration

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Breathing in

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Larynx

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Voice box- contains vocal cords

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Lobe

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Division of lung

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Mediastinum

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Region between lungs

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Nares

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Openings thru the nose

Connects to nasal cavities

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Oxygen

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Gas that makes up 21 percent of the air

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Palatine tonsil

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One of a pair of almond shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oripharynx

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Paranasal sinus

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One of the air cavities in the bones near the nose

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Parietal pleura

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Outer layer of pleura lying closer to he ribs and chest wall

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Pharynx

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Throat

-nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx

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Pleura

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Double layered membrane surrounding each lung

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Pleural cavity

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Space between the folds of the pleura

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Pulmonary parenchyma

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Essential parts of the lung, responsible for respiration

-bronchioles and alveoli

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Respiration

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

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Trachea

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Windpipe

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Visceral Pleura

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Inner layer of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue

Chapter 12: Respiratory System (4 decks)

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