91. |
respiratory membrane
|
alveolar and capillary wall together, which form an air-blood barrier that facilitates the simple
diffusion of gases |
92. |
respiratory rate
|
total number of breaths taken each minute |
93. |
respiratory volume
|
varying amounts of air within the lung at a given time |
94. |
respiratory zone
|
includes structures of the respiratory system that are directly involved in gas exchange |
95. |
root
|
region of the external nose between the eyebrows |
96. |
thoracic wall compliance
|
ability of the thoracic wall to stretch while under pressure |
97. |
thyroid cartilage
|
largest piece of cartilage that makes up the larynx and consists of two lamina |
98. |
tidal volume
|
(TV) amount of air that normally enters the lungs during quiet breathing |
99. |
total dead space
|
sum of the anatomical dead space and alveolar dead space |
100. |
total lung capacity
|
(TLC) total amount of air that can be held in the lungs; sum of TV, ERV, IRV, and RV |