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29 Cards in this Set
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Lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx; pharyngeal tonsils |
Adenoids |
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Air sac in the lung |
Alveolus ( alveoli) |
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Tip uppermost portion of the lung. |
Apex of the lung |
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Lower portion of the lung |
Base of lung |
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Smallest branches of the bronchi |
Bronchioles |
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Branch of the trachea (windpipe) that is a passageway onto the lung; bronchial tube |
Bronchus |
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Has produced by cells when oxygen and carbon atoms from food combine; exhaled through the lungs |
Carbon dioxide |
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Thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract. They clear bacteria and foreign substances from the lung |
Cilia |
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Muscle separating the chest and abdomen. |
Diaphragm |
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Lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing |
Epiglottis |
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Breathing out |
Expiration |
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Slit- like opening to the larynx |
Glottis |
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Middle region where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lungs |
Hilum of the lung |
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Breathing in |
Inspiration |
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Vioce box; containing the vocal cords |
Larynx |
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Division of the lung |
Lobe |
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Region between the lungs in the chest cavity. It contains the trachea, heart, lymph nodes, aorta,esophagus, and bronchial tubes |
Mediastinum |
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Opening through the nose carrying air into nasal cavities |
Nares |
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Gas that makes up 21 percent of the air |
Oxygen |
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One of the pair of almonds- shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx ( Palatine means roof of the mouth) |
Palatine tonsil |
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One of the air cavities in the bones near the nose |
Paranasal sinus |
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Outer layer of pleura lying closer to the ribs and chest wall |
Parietal pleura |
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Throat; including the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx |
Pharynx |
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Double-layered membrane surrounding each lung |
Pleura |
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Space between the folks of the pleura |
Pleura Cavity |
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Essential parts of the lung; responsible for respiration; bronchioles and alveoli |
Pulmonary parenchyma |
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Process of moving air into and out of the lungs; breathing |
Respiration |
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Windpipe |
Trachea |
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Inner layer of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue |
Visceral pleura |
