Shared Flashcard Set

Details

MOD D 3 4 5
Mod D Chap 3 4 5
12
Medical
Not Applicable
12/27/2012

Additional Medical Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
expiration
Definition
exhalation, leaving the lungs
Term
inspiration
Definition
inhalation, taking into the lungs
Term
lower respiratory tract
Definition
alveoli, bronchi, bronchioles, lungs, trachea
Term
respiration
Definition
inhaling oxygen/exhaling carbon dioxide
Term
upper respiratory tract
Definition
nose, sinuses, pharynx (throat), larnyx (voice box)
Term
cilia
Definition
hairlike projections/derived from epithelial cells/sweep materials
Term
nasal septum
Definition
partition dividing the nasal cavity into two parts
Term
nostrils
Definition
opening of the nose or nares
Term
paranasal sinuses
Definition
cavities of the skull/connected to the nasal cavities that lighten the weight of the skull
Term
adenoids
Definition
Lymphoid tissues located in the nasopharynx
Term
esophagus
Definition
muscular tube/passageway for food/between the pharynx and stomach
Term
laryngopharynx
Definition
area of the pharynx located above the larynx/extends from the epiglottis to the larynx
Supporting users have an ad free experience!