Anatomy - Chapter 13 Test

*Study digestive system diagram*

Part of lungs where gas exchange takes place

Alveoli

Muscle that runs transverse and helps empty lungs

Diaphragm

Masses of lymph located in the back of your throat

Tonsils

Scientific term for throat

Pharnyx

What separates your mouth from your nose

Palate

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

Epiglottis

Disorder that is “pink puffer”

Emphysema

Part of pharynx directly behind your nose

Nasopharynx

Term for air going OUT of your lungs

Expiration

Term for your voice box

Larynx

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

Cilia

Name of the pharynx directly behind your mouth

Oropharynx

Colorless, odorless gas that is carried by hemoglobin

Carbon dioxide

Bones that support your nasal membrane

Nasal concha

Divider of your nostrils

Nasal septum

Opening to the trachea between vocal cords

Glottis

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

Infants

Where are olfactory receptors found

Nose

Term for inspiration spasms

Hiccups

Procedure that forces food trapped in your windpipe out

Heimlich

Muscle on the inside of your ribcage

Intercostals

Substance that traps debris in your nose, lungs, throat

Mucus

Lower part of your pharynx your voice box is associated with

Laryngopharynx

Part of palate that is bone

Hard palate

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

Rattling

Moving air into your lungs

Inspiration

Normal respiration rate for an adult

12 - 18 breaths per minute

Most important gas that is removed from your system

Carbon dioxide

The back of your palate is called ___

Soft palate

Term for a collapsed lung

Atelectasis