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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
TERMS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AVEOLI | TINY AIR SACS IN THE LUNGS WHRE EXCHANGE OF OXYGEN & CARBON DIOXIDE TAKES PLACE |
| ASTHMA | LUNG DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY INFLAMED, NARROWED AIRWAYS AND DIFFICULTY BREATHING |
| BRONCHI | MAIN PASSAGEWAYS DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE LUNGS |
| BRONCHIOLES | SMALL PASSAGES IN THE LUNGS THAT CONNECT TO THE BRONCHI TO ALVEOLI |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS | GENETIC DISORDER THAT AFFECTS THE LUNG AND OTHER ORGANS CHARACTERIZED BY DIFFICULTY BREATHING, COUGHING UP SPUTUM, AND LUNG INFECTIONS |
| PERFUSION | PASSAGE OF FLUID TO TAN ORGAN OR A TISSUE |
| PLEURA | MEMBRANE AROUND THE LUNGS AND INSIDE THE CHEST CAVITY |
| SURFACTANT | A FLUID SECRETED BY ALVEOLI AND FOUND IN THE LUNGS |
| TIDAL VOLUME | AMOUNT OF AIR BREATHED IN A NORMAL INHALE OR EXHALE |
| TRACHEA | WINDPIPE, WHICH CONNECTS THE LARYNX TO THE LUNGS |
| VENTILATION | MOVEMENT OF AIR IN AND OUT OF BODY VIA INHALE & EXHALE |