Respiratory System Vocabulary Well
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Alveoli (Alveolus)
- ✔- Air sacs in the lungs from which gas is exchanged with the
capillaries.
Bronchioles
- ✔- The thin-walled branches of the bronchi; the smallest air-
conducting passageways of the bronchi.
Epiglottis
- ✔- A flap of cartilaginous tissue that covers the opening to the
trachea; diverts food and liquids to the esophagus during swallowing.
Expiration (Exhalation)
- ✔- The process by which air is expelled from the lungs.
Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV)
- ✔- The additional amount of air that can be exhaled, or forced from
the lungs, immediately after a normal exhalation.
, Respiratory System Vocabulary Well
Defined terms with Certified
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Hemoglobin
- ✔- An essential molecule of the red blood cell that serves as a binding
site for oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Inspiration (Inhalation)
- ✔- The process by which air flows into the lungs.
Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV)
- ✔- The amount of air that can be inhaled immediately after a normal
inhalation.
Larynx
- ✔- A triangular-shaped space inferior to the pharynx that is
responsible for voice production; the voice box.
Defined terms with Certified
Solutions 2024
Alveoli (Alveolus)
- ✔- Air sacs in the lungs from which gas is exchanged with the
capillaries.
Bronchioles
- ✔- The thin-walled branches of the bronchi; the smallest air-
conducting passageways of the bronchi.
Epiglottis
- ✔- A flap of cartilaginous tissue that covers the opening to the
trachea; diverts food and liquids to the esophagus during swallowing.
Expiration (Exhalation)
- ✔- The process by which air is expelled from the lungs.
Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV)
- ✔- The additional amount of air that can be exhaled, or forced from
the lungs, immediately after a normal exhalation.
, Respiratory System Vocabulary Well
Defined terms with Certified
Solutions 2024
Hemoglobin
- ✔- An essential molecule of the red blood cell that serves as a binding
site for oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Inspiration (Inhalation)
- ✔- The process by which air flows into the lungs.
Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV)
- ✔- The amount of air that can be inhaled immediately after a normal
inhalation.
Larynx
- ✔- A triangular-shaped space inferior to the pharynx that is
responsible for voice production; the voice box.
