The Respiratory System

Tubes that branch from the windpipe (trachea):

bronchioles

adenoids

bronchi

alveoli

Region between the lungs in the chest:

peritoneum

mediastinum

lobe

pleura

Nasopharyngeal lymphatic tissue:

epiglottis

visceral pleura

paranasal sinuses

adenoids

Air sac in the lung:

cilia

alveolus

bronchus

bronchiole

Muscle separating the chest and abdomen that contracts and relaxes to make breathing possible:

diaphragm

epiglottis

mediastinum

glottis

Lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing:

pleura

epiglottis

cilia

glottis

The voice box:

pharynx

epiglottis

larynx

trachea

The throat:

larynx

pharynx

trachea

epiglottis

Double-layered membrane surrounding each lung:

hilum

pulmonary parenchyma

pleural cavity

pleura

A combining form for carbon dioxide:

capn/o

ox/o

cyan/o

coni/o