CTSI050 - Chapter 17 Flashcard

Front

In the lungs, surfactant is secreted by ____ cells.

Back

alveolar

Front

A collapsed lung or reduction in the volume of a part of a lung is known as ____.

Back

atelectasis

Front

In the lungs, the grapelike outpouchings of epithelium and elastic basement membrane surrounded externally by a capillary network are called ____.

Back

alveoli

Front

The nose is separated into a right and left nasal cavity by the nasal ____.

Back

septum

Front

Each segment of lung tissue is divided into a number of ____ wrapped in elastic connective tissue with a lymphatic, an arteriole, a venule, and bronchioles from a terminal bronchiole.

Back

lobules

Front

The oropharynx has only one opening, the ____, which connects with the mouth.

Back

fauces

Front

The respiratory system and the ____ system equally share the responsibility of supplying oxygen to, and eliminating carbon dioxide from, the body's cells.

Back

cardiovascular

Front

Tension on the true vocal cords controls ____.

Back

pitch

Front

The internal nose connects with the pharynx via two openings called the internal ____.

Back

nares

Front

Physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the lung are called ____.

Back

pulmonologists