Respiratory System Medical Terminology

another term for "windpipe"

• trachea

• larynx

• pharynx

• alveoli

branches of the trachea that form airways in the lungs

• bronchi

• rales

• alveoli

• vocal cords

the site of gas exchange in the lungs, where O2 and CO2 diffuse into/out of the blood:

• alveoli

• trachea

• oropharynx

• bronchi

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

done-shaped muscle between the thoracic and abdominal cavities that enables breathing:

• epiglottis

• larynx

• trachea

• diaphragm

a massive inhale is called

• IRV

• ERV

• ARV

• URV

collection of air or gas in the pleural space that compresses the lungs

• pneumothorax

• influenza

• cystic fibrosis

• pulmonary embolism

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity

• pleural effusion

• atelectasis

• oximeter

• croup

a surgical opening in the trachea

• tracheostomy

• bronchoscopy

• pleural effusion

• rhinoplasty

structures at the end of bronchioles that resemble "bunch of grapes"; site of gas exchange in the lungs

• alveoli

• trachea

• oropharynx

• epiglottis

another term for hyperventilation:

• bradypnea

• tachypnea

• bradycardia

• tachycardia