Medical Term | Description or Common Term |
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Alveoli | The sacs in the lungs where oxygen is transferred into the blood and carbon dioxide is transferred out of the blood |
Bronchi | The largest branches from the trachea into the lungs |
Bronchioli | The fine branches coming off of the bronchi |
Epiglottis | Serves as a “trap door” on top of the larynx; keeps food out of the larynx and trachea while the animal is swallowing |
Larynx | Voice box; located at the top of the windpipe (trachea) |
Nasal | Pertaining to the nose |
Nasopharynx | The upper part of the pharynx, at the far back of the nasal passages |
Oral | Pertaining to the mouth |
Oropharynx | The middle part of the pharynx, at the far back of the mouth |
Paranasal sinuses | Often just called “sinuses”; the tissue-lined cavities in the skull just behind and above the eyes and along the sides of the nose |
Pharynx | The passage between the back of the nose and the throat; it is separated (top to bottom) into the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and hypopharynx (throat) |
Pleura | The sac that encloses the lung |
Pulmonary | Pertaining to the lung |
Rhino- | Pertaining to the nose |
Trachea | Windpipe |