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Medical Term
Description or Common Term
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-
Trachea
Windpipe
