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A&P Respiratory Terminology

Horizontales
Small cartilage "lid" above the larynx; keeps food and liquid from entering the trachea.
Combination of oxygen and hemoglobin.
Airway, long tube from larynx to bronchi, consists of rings of cartilage to prevent collapse.
Air sac in the lungs
Point of entry on the lung for the bronchus, blood vessels, and nerves.
Combination of carbon dioxide and hemoglobin.
Membrane lined tube behind the nose and mouth connecting to the esophagus.
Circulation and exchange of gases in the lungs that is basic to respiration. Exchange of air between the lungs and the atmosphere.
Roof of the mouth, separates the nasal passages and the mouth.
Verticales
Lining around the lungs and inside of the thoracic cavity. Visceral and parietal.
Lowest portion of pharynx where it divides in the larynx and esophagus.
Two large tubes that carry air from the trachea to the lungs.
Surface-active lipoprotein mix that coats the alveoli and prevents collapse of the lungs by lowering the surface tension of pulmonary fluids.
Part of the larynx that is the vocal cords and the space between them.
Upper part of the throat (pharynx) that lies behind the nose/nasal passages.
Smaller branches that extend from the bronchi inside the lungs.
Pharynx at the back of the mouth, includes tongue, soft palate, throat, and tonsils.
Cartilage ring where the trachea meets the bronchi.