 | Term | Definition |
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alveolar ducts |
fine tubes that carry air to air sacs of the lungs |
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bronchial tree |
bronchi and their branches that carry air from trachea to alveoli of lungs |
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cricoid cartliage |
ring-like cartilage that forms lower end of larynx |
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expiration |
expulsion of air from lungs |
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glottis |
slit-like opening between true vocal folds or vocal cords |
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hyperventilation |
abnormally deep and prolonged breathing |
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nasal concha |
shell-like bone extending out from wall of nasal cavity; a turbinate bone |
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partial pressure |
pressure that one gas produces in a mixture of gases |
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respiratory capacities |
value obtained by adding two or more respiratory volumes |
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respiratory membrane |
membrane composed of a capillary wall and an alveolar wall through wich blood and inspried air exchange gases |
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surface tensiion |
force due to mutal attaction of water molecules that holds moist membranes together |
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surfactant |
substance produced by the lungs that reduces surface tension within the alveoli |
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vocal cords |
folds of tissue within larynx that vibrate and produce sounds |
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bronchiole |
small branch of a bronchus within lung |
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carbonic anhydrase |
enzyme that catalyzes reaction between carbon dioxide and water to form carbonic acid |
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