Respiratory System Vocabulary Terms
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| Adenoids: | Lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx
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| Alveolus: | Air sac in the lung
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| Apex of the lung: | Tip of uppermost portion of the lung
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| Base of the lung: | Lower portion of the lung
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| Bronchioles: | Smallest branches of the bronchi
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| Carbon Dioxide: | Gas produced by body cells when oxygen and food combine; exhaled through the lungs
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| Cilia: | Thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract
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| Diaphram: | Muscle spearating the chest and abdomen
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| Epiglottis: | Lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larync, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing
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| Glottis: | Slit-like opening to the larynx
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| Hilum: | midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lungs
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| Inspiration: | Breathing in
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| Larynx: | Voice box
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| Lobe: | Division of a lung
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| Mediastinum: | Region between the lungs in the chest cavity
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| Nares: | Openings through the nose carrying air into the nasal cavities
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| Oxygen: | Gas that passes into the bloodstream at the lungs and travels to all body cells
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| Palatine Tonsil: | One of a pair of almond-shape masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx
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| Paranasal Sinus: | One of the air cavities in the bones near the nose
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| Parietal Pleura: | Outer fold of pleura lying closer to the ribs and chest wall
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| Pharynx: | Throat; including the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx
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| Pleura: | Double-folded membrane surroudning each lung
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| Pleural Cavity: | Space between the folds of the pleura
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| Pulmonary Parenchyma: | Essential parts of the lung, responsible for respirtation; bronchioles and alveoli
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| Respiration: | Process of moving air into and out of the lungs; breathing
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| Trachea: | Windpipe
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| Visceral Pleura: | Inner fold of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue
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