Healthcare vocab unit 9

gas exchange structure that contains the alveoli and the capillaries surroudning the alveoli

• Respiratory membrane
• Circulatory system
• alveolar capillary membrane

• mediastinum

air sacs in the lungs from which gas is exchanged with the capillaries

• epiglottis

• alveoli

• nares

• palate

the thin-walled branches of the bronchi; the smallest air- conducting passageways of the bronchi.

• alveoli

• larynx

• cardiopulmunary system

• bronchioles

the collective name for respiratory and cardiovasular system. The two work together to conduct gas exchange.

• cardiopulmonary system

• mediastinum

• nares

• pharynx

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

three uneven, scroll like bones that extend down through the nasal cavity

• Epiglottis

• trachea

• conchae

• tonsils

a flap of cartilaginous tissue that covers the opening to the trachea

• palate

• epiglottis

• sinuses

• pores of kohn

diverts food and liquids to the esophagus during swallowing

• stomach
• surfactant

• esophagus

• epiglottis

a triangular-shaped space inferior to the pharynx that is responsible for voice production; the voice box

• surfactant

• pharynx

• larynx

• tonsils

the area of the thoracic cavity between the lungs; houses the heart, great blood vessels, trachea, esophagus, thoracic duct, thymus gland, and other structures.

• bronchioles

• sinuses

• pores of Kohn

• mediastinum

the two openings in the nose through which air enters; nostrils

• palate

• nares

• tonsils

• nose