Chapter 12 - Vocabulary
Flashcards for Classics 2211.
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- pharynx
- Throat.
- mediastinum
- Region between the lungs in the chest cavity.
- visceral pleura
- Inner layer of the pleura.
- larynx
- Voice box.
- pleural cavity
- Space between the folds of the pleura.
- glottis
- Opening to the larynx.
- cilia
- Thin hairs lining the respiratory tract.
- oropharynx
- Contains the palatine tonsils.
- epiglottis
- Cartilage that covers the larynx.
- respiration
- Breathing.
- trachea
- Windpipe.
- basilar
- Pertaining to the base (lower lobe) of the lung.
- apical
- Pertaining to the apex (upper lobe) of the lung.
- paranasal sinuses
- Air cavities in the bones near the nose.
- inspiration
- Drawing air into the lungs; inhalation.
- diaphragm
- Muscle separating the thoracic and abdominal cavity.
- hilum
- Midline region of the lungs.
- alveolus (plural: alveoli)
- Air sac in the lung.
- pulmonary parenchyma
- Essential parts of the lungs; bronchioles and alveoli.
- bronchus (plural: bronchi)
- Branches of the trachea that lead into the lungs.
- nasopharynx
- Contains the adenoids.
- parietal pleura
- Outer layer of the pleura.
- expiration
- Expulsion of air from the lungs; exhalation.
- pleura
- Double-folded membrane surrounding each lung.
- laryngopharynx
- Contains the larynx (voice box) and the epiglottis.
- nares
- Openings through the nose that carry air into the nasal cavities.