| A | B |
|---|
| Acute | short term condition |
| Alveoli | tiny sacs where gas exchange takes place in the lungs |
| Apnea | holding one's breath |
| Bronchial tree | formed from repeated branchings of the bronchioles |
| Bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchiole tubes |
| Choanae | internal nares |
| Chronic | long term condition |
| Compliance | ease with which lungs and chest wall expand |
| Conchae | bony swellings on lateral walls of nasal cavity |
| Coryza | common cold |
| Cystic fibrosis | inherited disease of secretory epithelia |
| Dyspnea | painful or difficult breathing |
| Emphysema | condition in which the alveoli lose their ability to stretch and recoil |
| Epiglottis | leaf-shaped piece of elastic cartilage that prevents food from entering the larynx |
| Eupnea | normal breathing pattern |
| Expiration | movement of air out of the lungs |
| External | respiration involoving the exchange of gases with the environment; breathing |
| Fauces | opening from mouth into oropharynx |
| Hiccup | diaphragm spasms |
| Hyperbaric oxygenation | use of pressure to dissolve more oxygen in the blood |
| Hypercapnia | too much carbon dioxide |
| Hypoxia | lack of oxygen in the tissues |
| Influenza | virus condition; flu |
| Inspiration | breathing in |
| Internal | respiration involving the exchange of gases between blood and tissues |
| Intubation | placing a tube from the mouth or nose through the larynx and trachea |
| Laryngopharynx | part of the pharynx in the area of the larynx |
| Larynx | voice box |
| Medullary rhythmicity area | controls the basic rhythm of respiration (three words) |
| Mesothelioma | cance of the mesothelium |
| Nares | openings of nose |
| Nasopharynx | portion of the pharynx above the soft palate; for air only |
| Oropharynx | part of the pharynx at the back of the mouth; for food and air |
| Parietal | pleura that covers the upper surface of the diaphragm and lines the ribcage |
| Pharynx | throat |
| Pitch | controlled by tension on the vocal cords |
| Pneumotaxic area | coordinates the transition between inspiration and expiration |
| Pneumothorax | pleural cavity filled with air |
| Polyps | outgrowths of the nasal mucous membranes |
| Primary | right and left bronchi that supply the lungs |
| Pulmonary edema | swelling and accumulation of fluid in the lungs |
| Reserve | volume of air you can breathe in or out above the tidal volume |
| residual | mount of air permanently trapped in lungs |
| respiration | exchange of gases between the environment |
| respiratory distress syndrome | disorder of premature infants; alveoli don't have enough surfactant to remain open |
| rhinoplasty | nose job |
| glottis | opening between the vocal cords |
| SARS | emerging infectious disease; atypical pneumonia (abbreviation) |
| Secondary | bronchi that supply each lung lobe |
| SIDS | sudden unexpecte death of an apparently healthy infant (abbreviation) |
| sinusitis | swelling of the linings of the sinuses due to infection |
| surfactant | fluid which lowers the surface tension of alveolar fluid |
| tachypnea | rapid breathing pattern |
| tertiary | bronchi that supply each bronchopulmonary segment |
| thyroid cartilage | Adam's apple |
| tidal | volume of air moved during quiet breathing |
| tonsil | mass of lymphatic tissue found in the pharynx |
| trachea | windpipe; has C-shaped cartilages |
| tracheotomy | opening made in the windpipe to re-establish an airway |
| true vocal cords | produce sound |
| ventilation | breathing |
| visceral | pleura that covers the lungs |
