Respiratory System Flashcards
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Pleura
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Pleura, double-folded serous membrane covering each lung and lining thoracic cavity
2
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Alveoli
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Alvéolos, air sacs at end of bronchioles
3
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Trachea (windpipe)
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Tráquea, passageway for air to bronchi; windpipe = galillo (colloq)
4
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Bronchus
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Bronquios, 1 of 2 branches from trachea
5
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Larynx
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Laringe, vocal chords AKA voice box
6
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Diaphragm
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Diafragma, muscular partition separating thoracic cavity from abdominal cavity
7
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Pharynx
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Faringe, food & air passageway
8
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Paranasal sinuses
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Senos nasales
9
Q
Nasal septum
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Tabique nasal
10
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Tonsils
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Amígdalas, lymphoid tissue behind mouth
11
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Bronchioles
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Bronquiolos, smallest subdivision of bronchial tree
12
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Mediastinum
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Mediastino, space between lungs
13
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alveolus
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alvéolo
