Respiratory System Medical Terminology

the muscle of the respiratory system

• lungs

• trachea

• diaphragm

• alveoli

a flap of tissue that closes when we eat so food doesn't not go down the trachea

• larynx
• pharynx
• trachea
• epiglottis

known as the voice box

• windpipe
• larynx
• pharynx
• epiglottis

an inflammation of bronchial walls that causes constriction and breathing difficulty. (results in a nagging cough)

• bronchitis

• emphysema

• pneumonia

• cystic fibrous

the ____ look like a cluster of grapes and is where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes places.

• alveoli

• bronchial tubes

• lung

• diaphragm

After air moves through the pharynx it continues downward. The _____, or windpipe, directs the air into 2 separate branches or tubes.

• mucus
• trachea
• larynx
• epiglottis

a dome shaped sheet of muscle, the _________, separates the chest from the abdomen

• diaphragm
• epiglottis
• alveoli
• bronchial tubes

The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place is called what?

• bronchi
• lungs
• oxygen
• alveoli

When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 

• air/oxygen
• oxygen/carbon dioxide 
• carbon dioxide/waste 
• waste/air 

The two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)

• bronchi
• alveoli
• capillaries
• bronchioles