Part of lungs where gas exchange takes place
Alveoli
Muscle that runs transverse and helps empty lungs
Diaphragm
Masses of lymph located in the back of your throat
Tonsils
Scientific term for throat
Pharnyx
What separates your mouth from your nose
Palate
Term for flap of cartilage that covers your windpipe when you swallow
Epiglottis
Disorder that is “pink puffer”
Emphysema
Part of pharynx directly behind your nose
Nasopharynx
Term for air going OUT of your lungs
Expiration
Term for your voice box
Larynx
Term for the little hairs that remove dirty particles from your trachea
Cilia
Name of the pharynx directly behind your mouth
Oropharynx
Colorless, odorless gas that is carried by hemoglobin
Carbon dioxide
Bones that support your nasal membrane
Nasal concha
Divider of your nostrils
Nasal septum
Opening to the trachea between vocal cords
Glottis
What level of humans have a respiration rate of over 40 breaths per minute
Infants
Where are olfactory receptors found
Nose
Term for inspiration spasms
Hiccups
Procedure that forces food trapped in your windpipe out
Heimlich
Muscle on the inside of your ribcage
Intercostals
Substance that traps debris in your nose, lungs, throat
Mucus
Lower part of your pharynx your voice box is associated with
Laryngopharynx
Part of palate that is bone
Hard palate
What does it sound like when you breathe if you have tissue, mucus and pus trapped in your lungs
Rattling
Moving air into your lungs
Inspiration
Normal respiration rate for an adult
12 - 18 breaths per minute
Most important gas that is removed from your system
Carbon dioxide
The back of your palate is called ___
Soft palate
Term for a collapsed lung
Atelectasis