Respiratory Terms to Know
BI 231 Alverno College 2008

Color figures from Sheffield, S., 2008. GetBodySmart.com. Retrieved April 22, 2008 from http://www.getbodysmart.com/ap/circulatorysystem/blood/wbcs/menu/menu.html.
Used with author's permission.

Cranial

 

Nasal Cavity

Oral Cavity

Hard Palate

Soft Palate

Nasal septum

Sinuses

Conchae

Lingual tonsils

Palatine tonsils

Airway

 

Trachea

Primary Bronchi

Secondary Bronchi

Tertiary Bronchi
Quaternary Bronchi

Lungs

Lobes

Bronchioles

Alveoli

Alveolar epithelium

Alveolar capillaries (or Pulmonary capillaries)

Interstitium

Pharyngeal

 

Nasopharynx

Oropharynx

Laryngopharynx

Pharyngeal tonsils(Adenoids)

Uvula

Epiglottis

Glottis

Membranes and spaces

 

Mediastinum

Pleural cavity

Visceral pleura

Parietal pleura

Pleural fluid

Laryngeal

 

Epiglottis

Hyoid Bone

Thyroid Cartilage

Cricoid Cartilage

Tracheal Cartilage

Vocal cords or folds

Thyroid gland

Parathyroid glands

  

Endocrine

Thyroid gland

Parathyroid glands

Thymus gland

Muscles and nerves

 

Muscles of inspiration

Diaphragm

External intercostals

Sternocleidomastoid

Muscles of expiration

Internal intercostals

Transversus abdominis

Obliques

Rectus abdominis

 

Intercostal Nerves

Phrenic Nerve

 


Vocabulary Activity: use these word roots to fill in the blanks

Eu = good
Dys = bad
A = absent
-pnea = breathing (when used as an adjective, it is 'pneic')
Pneu = lungs or air
Hemo = blood
Hydro = water
Pleur = pleurae
Thorax = pleural space
-itis = inflammation
Tachy = rapid
Brady = slow
Hydrothorax = ______________________________________________
Pneumothorax = _________________________________________________
_________________________________________ = Blood in the pleural cavity
_________________________________________= Normal (good) respirations
_________________________________________= difficult (bad) respirations
_________________________________________=a person experiencing rapid respirations
Apneic = _________________________________________________
Bradypneic = _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________= inflammation of the lungs
_________________________________________= inflammation of the pharynx
epiglossitis = ______________________________________________________
_________________________________________ = inflammation of the pleurae
Pulmonary hypertension = ________________________________________________________
_________________________________________ = inflammation of the tonsils
Thyroiditis = _____________________________________________________