front 1 Respiration | back 1 Gas exchange between body cells and atmosphere |
front 2 Cellular respiration | back 2 Oxygen utilization and carbon dioxide production at cellular level |
front 3 nasal septum | back 3 midline wall of cartilage that separates the nasal cavity |
front 4 nasal cavity | back 4 hallow space behind the nose |
front 5 nasal conchae | back 5 "shelves" of bones that extend into nasal cavity |
front 6 deviated septum | back 6 bending of the nasal septum |
front 7 para nasal sinuses | back 7 air-filled spaces in the skull that lighten the weight of skull |
front 8 pharynx | back 8 passageway for food and air |
front 9 larynx | back 9 conducts air flow, contains vocal cords |
front 10 epiglottis | back 10 flap of cartilage that covers opening to the trachea during swallowing |
front 11 trachea | back 11 cartilage ringed tube that conducts air to lungs |
front 12 bronchial tree | back 12 branched airways that carry air between the trachea of the lungs |
front 13 alveoli | back 13 site of gas exchange, expand and deflate during breathing |
front 14 lungs | back 14 soft, spongy, con-shaped organs in thoracic cavity |
front 15 visceral pleura | back 15 serous membrane that covers the surface of each lung |
front 16 parietal pleura | back 16 serous membrane that covers lung cavity(thoracic cavity) |
front 17 inspiration | back 17 inhaling |
front 18 expiration | back 18 exhaling |
front 19 surfactant | back 19 fluid that keeps alveoli from collapsing and also lubricates alveoli during inhalation |
front 20 tidal volume(TV) | back 20 volume of air entering and leaving the lungs during a respiratory cycle |
front 21 inspiratory reserve volume(ISR) | back 21 Amount of air moving into the lungs during forced breathing and TV |
front 22 expiratory reserve volume(IRV) | back 22 amount of air moving out of lungs during forced breathing and TV |
front 23 residual volume(RV) | back 23 volume of air remaining in lungs after forced exhalation |
front 24 vital capacity(VC) | back 24 the most volume of air that can be exhaled possible from lungs after taking the deepest breath |
front 25 total lung capacity(TLC) | back 25 total amount of air the lungs can hold |
front 26 respiratory center | back 26 groups of neurons in the BRAIN STEM that control breathing rates |
front 27 hyperventilation | back 27 uncontrollable breathing at a rapid and deep rate |
front 28 partial pressure | back 28 amount of pressure each gas contributes in a given space |
front 29 hemoglobin | back 29 protein on red blood cells that carry oxygen |
front 30 apnea | back 30 temporary cessation of breathing during sleep |
front 31 tracheotomy | back 31 incision of trachea for exploration/removal of an object |