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Chap. 7 Med. Term - Anatomic Terms
Question | Answer |
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Nose | warm, moisten & filter air |
Sinuses | air filled sacs in skull |
Palate | roof of mouth |
Pharynx | throat - eating esophagus breathing trachea |
Tonsils | lymph tissues that filter air from bacteria |
Uvula | small hanging projection in soft palate |
Larynx | voice box (passage for airway) |
Trachea | windpipe - split into bronchi |
Bronchial Tree | branched airway |
Alveoli | tiny sacs where gas exchange occurs |
Lungs | (2) responsible for breathing |
Diaphragm | muscle - seperates the thoracic & abdominal |
Mediastinum | seprate the thorax - encloses the heart, esophagus |
Mucous Membranes | thin sheets of tissue that line passage ways |
Cilia | hair like projections (filter air particles) |