Key Terms Related to The Respiratory System

This text highlights key terms important for the study of organs and structures of the respiratory system, the lungs, the process of breathing, gas exchange, transport of gases, modifications in respiratory functions, and embryonic development of the respiratory system.

Topics

acclimatization
acute mountain sickness
AMS
ala
alar cartilage
alveolar dead space
alveolar duct
alveolar macrophage
alveolar pore
alveolar sac
alveolus
anatomical dead space
apex
apneustic center
atmospheric pressure
Bohr effect
Boyle’s law
bridge
bronchial bud
bronchial tree
bronchiole
bronchoconstriction
bronchodilation
bronchus
carbaminohemoglobin
carbonic anhydrase
CA
cardiac notch
central chemoreceptor
chloride shift
conducting zone
cricoid cartilage
Dalton’s law
dorsal respiratory group
DRG
dorsum nasi
epiglottis
expiration
expiratory reserve volume
ERV
external nose
external respiration
fauces
fibroelastic membrane
forced breathing
foregut
functional residual capacity
FRC
glottis
Haldane effect
Henry’s law
hilum
hyperpnea
hyperventilation
inspiration
inspiratory capacity
IC
inspiratory reserve volume
IRV
internal respiration
intra-alveolar pressure
intrapleural pressure
laryngeal prominence
laryngopharynx
laryngotracheal
larynx
lingual tonsil
lung
lung bud
meatus
naris
nasal bone
nasal septum
nasopharynx
olfactory pit
oropharynx
oxygen–hemoglobin dissociation curve
oxyhemoglobin
palatine tonsil
paranasal sinus
parietal pleura
partial pressure
peripheral chemoreceptor
pharyngeal tonsil
pharynx
philtrum
pleural cavity
pleural fluid
pneumotaxic center
pulmonary artery
pulmonary plexus
pulmonary surfactant
pulmonary ventilation
quiet breathing
residual volume
RV
respiratory bronchiole
respiratory cycle
respiratory epithelium
respiratory membrane
respiratory rate
respiratory volume
respiratory zone
root
thoracic wall compliance
thyroid cartilage
tidal volume
TV
total dead space
total lung capacity
TLC
total pressure
trachea
trachealis muscle
transpulmonary pressure
true vocal cord
type I alveolar cell
type II alveolar cell
ventilation
ventral respiratory group
VRG
vestibular fold
visceral pleura
vital capacity
VC