Respiratory terms by

1. Alveoli

jordanlightner — 2025-04-01 14:52:37 UTC

Resemble a bunch of grapes. An adult lung produces about 500 million alevoli. They are made up of one layer of squamos rpitheal tissue and contain a rich network of blood capillaries

2. Bronchi

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Near the center of the chest, a right bronchus and a left bronchus

3. Brinchioles

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the bronchi continues to divide until the smallest branches which are the brinchioles

4. Cellular respiration

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the cells use the oxygen and nutrients to produce energy water and carbon dioxide

5. Cilia

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Tiny hairlike structures filter inhaled air to trap dust and other particles

6. Epiglottis

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a special leaflike piece of cartilage closes the opening to the larynx during swallowing

7. Expiration

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Exhalation occurs air is forced out of the lungs and air passages

8. External Respiration

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the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and blood stream

9. Inspiration

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10. Internal Respiration

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The exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen between the tissue cells and the blood stream

11. Larynx

jordanlightner — 2025-04-01 14:59:08 UTC

voice box that lies between the pharynx and the trachea. It has nine layers of cartilage

12. Lungs

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the right lung has three sections or lobes the left lung only has two lobes

13. Nasal Cavities

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The nasal cavities are lined with a mucous membrane and have rich blood supply

14. Nasal Septum

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a wall of cartilage that divides the nose into two hollow spaces

15. Nose

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has two openings called nostrils or nares through which air enters

16. pharynx

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or throat lies directly behind the nasal cavities

17. Pleura

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each lung is enclosed in a membrane or sac called the pleura which consists of two layers of serous membrane

18. Respiration

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the process of inspiration and expiration

18. Respiratory system

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consists of the lungs and air passages, This system is responsible for taking in oxygen a gas needed by all body cells and removing carbon dioxide a gas.

20. Sinuses

jordanlightner — 2025-04-01 15:06:31 UTC

cavities in the skull that surround the nasal area

21. Trachea

jordanlightner — 2025-04-01 15:06:43 UTC

windpipe is a tube extending from the larynx to the center of the chest

22. Ventilation

jordanlightner — 2025-04-01 15:10:19 UTC

The process of breathing involves two phases inspiration and expiration