Anatomy - Chapter 13 Test

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Part of lungs where gas exchange takes place

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Part of lungs where gas exchange takes place

Alveoli

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Muscle that runs transverse and helps empty lungs

Diaphragm

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Masses of lymph located in the back of your throat

Tonsils

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Scientific term for throat

Pharnyx

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What separates your mouth from your nose

Palate

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Term for flap of cartilage that covers your windpipe when you swallow

Epiglottis

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Disorder that is “pink puffer”

Emphysema

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Part of pharynx directly behind your nose

Nasopharynx

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Term for air going OUT of your lungs

Expiration

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Term for your voice box

Larynx

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Term for the little hairs that remove dirty particles from your trachea

Cilia

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Name of the pharynx directly behind your mouth

Oropharynx

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Colorless, odorless gas that is carried by hemoglobin

Carbon dioxide

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Bones that support your nasal membrane

Nasal concha

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Divider of your nostrils

Nasal septum

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Opening to the trachea between vocal cords

Glottis

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What level of humans have a respiration rate of over 40 breaths per minute

Infants

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Where are olfactory receptors found

Nose

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Term for inspiration spasms

Hiccups

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Procedure that forces food trapped in your windpipe out

Heimlich

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Muscle on the inside of your ribcage

Intercostals

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Substance that traps debris in your nose, lungs, throat

Mucus

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Lower part of your pharynx your voice box is associated with

Laryngopharynx

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Part of palate that is bone

Hard palate

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What does it sound like when you breathe if you have tissue, mucus and pus trapped in your lungs

Rattling

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Moving air into your lungs

Inspiration

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Normal respiration rate for an adult

12 - 18 breaths per minute

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Most important gas that is removed from your system

Carbon dioxide

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The back of your palate is called ___

Soft palate

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Term for a collapsed lung

Atelectasis

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