Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
9 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
trachea
|
air passage extending from larynx to thorax (syn. windpipe)
|
|
|
bronchi
|
two subdivisions of trachea; convey air to and from lungs
|
|
|
carina
|
cartiliginous ridge that divides into the bronchi
|
|
|
alveoli
|
sacs off of bronchioles where gas is exchanged between lungs and blood
|
|
|
bronchioles
|
finer subdivisions of bronchi
|
|
|
lungs
|
pair of spongy organs of respiration in which blood is aerated
|
|
|
lobes
|
three subdivisions on right of lungs; two subdivisions on left
|
|
|
pleura
|
membrane surrounding lungs and lining walls of pleural cavities
|
|
|
parietal layer
|
outer layer of pleura that attaches to chest wall
|
