Respiratory System Vocabulary

alveolar duct

alveolar sac

alveolus

apex

apnea

apneustic area

aryepiglottal fold

arytenoid

asphyxia

aspiration

asthma

atelectasis

bronchiole

bronchitis

bronchopulmonary

segment

bronchus

COPD

cardiac notch

carina

Cheyne-Stokes

choanae

corniculate

coryza

cricoid cartilage

cuneiform

dust cell

dyspnea

emphysema

epiglottis

epistaxis

eupnea

external nares

false vocal cord

glottis

HMD

hemoptysis

horizontal fissure

hypoxia

internal nares

laryngopharynx

larynx

lobar bronchi

meatus

nasopharynx

nebulization

nose

oblique fissure

oropharynx

orthopnea

pleura

pneumonia

pneumotaxic area

pneumothorax

pulmonary edema

pulmonary embolism

rales

respiration

respiratory center

rhinitis

SIDS

segmental bronchus

surfactant

TB

tachypnea

trachea

trachealis

thyroid cartilage

true vocal cord

ventilation

ventricular fold