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respitory tract
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| visceral pleura | inner fold of pleura |
| trachea | windpipe |
| pulmonary parenchyma | essential cells of lung |
| pleural cavity | space between folds of pleura |
| pleura | membrane surrounding each lung |
| pharynx | throat |
| parietal pleura | outer fold of pleura lying closest to ribs |
| paranasal sinus | air cavities in the bones near nose |
| palatine tonsils | pair of almond shaped masses |
| oxygen | gas that passes into bloodstream |
| mediastinum | region between lung and chest cavity |
| lobe | division of lung |
| larynx | voice box |
| inspiration | breathing in |
| hilmu | midline region where bronchi, nerves,and vessels enter and exit |
| glottis | opening of larynx |
| expiration | breathing out |
| epiglottis | lid like cartlidge that covers larynx preventing foos from entering |
| diaphragm | muscle seperating the chest and abdomen |
| cilia | thin hairs attached to mucous membrane |
| carbon dioxide (co2) | gas produced by body cells |
| bronchi | passageway into air spaces of lung |
| bronchioles | small branches of bronchi |
| base of lung | lower part of lung |
| apex of lung | upper part of lung |
| alveoli | air sac in lung |
| adenoids | lymph tissue also called pharyngeal tonsils |