Respiratory system

Nose, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, oral cavity, pharynx, glottis, larynx

Trachea, bronchus, bronchioles, aleoli

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Membrane around the lungs

Fluid in between the lungs and pleura

Pathway at the beginning of the back of the throat, before the glottis

Flap that covers the opening of the glottis during swallowing so food doesn’t enter the lungs

Airway through the vocal chords

Beginning of the lower respiratory tract; above the bronchi; the windpipe

Voice box

Air sacs or pouches of the lungs surrounded by capilaries that exchange gas

Microscopic tubes leading to alveoli

Medulla oblongata and pons

Airway branches leading to the left and right lungs

Air you move through your lungs each time you inhale and exhale while you’re at rest. around 500 milliliters (mL)

maximum volume of air the lungs can hold. Measured by assessing the total amount of air in the lungs after taking the deepest breath possible

The volume of air remaining in the lungs after maximum forceful expiration.

The total amount of air exhaled after maximal inhalation.

the volume of air in the lungs upon the maximum effort of inspiration

a lung disease that results from damage to the walls of the alveoli in your lungs

The state of being spread out or transmitted especially by contact

Change in volume in lungs for a change in transpulmonary or transmural pressure.

brings inhaled air