Respiratory Vocab

2. Abnormal deep and prolonged breathing
6. The group of neurons in the brain stem that control both inspiration and expiration.
10. “Windpipe,” tube that extends downward from the larynx (vocal cords) and is the passageway for air to enter the lungs.
11. Branched airways leading from the trachea to the alveoli
13. The slit like opening between true vocal cords and vocal folds.
14. The greatest volume of air that can be exhaled from the lungs after maximum inspiration.
15. The movement of air into the lungs
18. Air sacks clustered at the end of the respiratory tubes.
19. The breakdown of sugar within the cell to create energy (ATP) in the presence of oxygen.

1. the compound formed by the union of carbon dioxide and hemoglobin
3. Movement of air out of the lungs
4. The pressure one gas produces in a mixture of gasses.
5. The mixture of lipoproteins that are secreted continuously into the alveolar air sacs to keep them from collapsing. Reduce surface tension.
7. The space between plural membranes (visceral pleura and parietal pleura). Cavity in the thorax that houses the lungs.
8. Cartilage structure at the back of the tongue near the entrance of the trachea. Covers airway when swallowing. The “umbrella”
9. The walls of the alveoli (simple squamous) that separate the air from the blood in capillaries. Allows for gas exchange.
12. Iron containing protein found in red blood cells which binds oxygen.
16. The amount of air that enters the lungs during inspiration.
17. the compound formed by the union of oxygen and hemoglobin