Portage Learning: A&P 1 Lab 4| 21 Questions | 100% Correct
Pharynx (throat) - ANSWERSperforms the swallowing action that passes food from the mouth into the esophagus Larynx - ANSWERSvoice box; passageway for air moving from pharynx to trachea; contains vocal cords Bronchi - ANSWERStwo short branches located at the lower end of the trachea that carry air into the lungs. Bronchioles - ANSWERSAirways in the lungs that lead from the bronchi to the alveoli. Alveoli - ANSWERStiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood anatomical dead space - ANSWERSair that never reaches the alveoli, no gas exchange alveolar ventilation rate - ANSWERSthe volume of air per minute that actually reaches the respiratory zone spirometer - ANSWERSinstrument used to measure breathing spirometry - ANSWERSa measurement of breathing (or lung volumes) pulmonary fibrosis - ANSWERSthe formation of scar tissue in the lung, resulting in decreased lung capacity and increased diff
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