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Terms
Diseases
Miscellaneous
100
Air moves into / out of lungs
Ventilation
100
Another name for throat
Pharynx
100
the phase of metabolism that synthesizes carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
Anabolism
100
Highly contagious viral infection; often confused with the common cold.
Influenza
100
Breathing muscle
Diaphragm
200
Speech and sound of voice
Vocal Chord construction
200
Conducts air, prevents objects from going in to trachea
Larynx
200
Nostrils
One of two openings in the nose
200
One of the most common lung diseases; makes it hard to breathe.
COPD
200
Small Branch of the bronchus
bronchiole
300
The subsystem that removes carbon dioxide from the lungs and moves in fresh air from outside.
External Respiration
300
"Windpipe"
Trachea
300
Total of all the chemical processes of a cell or an organism
metabolism
300
constriction of hypersensitive airways;
Asthma
300
Movement of air into and out of lungs
Breathing
400
Exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the cells of the body.
Internal Respiration
400
Spongy organs in thoracic cavity.
Lungs
400
Vital capacity
sum of tidal, inspiratory reserve and expiratory reserve volumes
400
malignant tumors that develop in lung tissue
Lung cancer
400
the ______ membrane covers the lungs
pleural
500
Active processes that use the diaphragm and intercostal muscles, breathing in or out
Inspiration & Expiration
500
Sac inside lungs where a gas exchange takes place; covered in capillaries.
Alveolar Sacs
500
Amount of air remaining in lungs even after deepest possible expiration; averages about 1,000 ml; not useful for gas exchange purposes.
Residual Volume
500
inflammation and permanent scarring of the bronchial tubes
Chronic Bronchitis
500
Oxygen-carrying pigment
hemoglobin