Saturday, April 24, 2010

What are the common names of the?

bronchi


larynx


pharynx


Pleura


sinus





and what is the common name of the part of the respiratory system that is inflamed when you have rhinitis

What are the common names of the?
Some of those are quite specific medical terms, It's difficult to give a common name.





Bronchi - These are the "air tubes" to the lungs. I initially thought "windpipe" but that is the trachea





Larynx - voicebox





Pharynx - back of the throat





Pleura - the covering of the lungs





A sinus just refers to a hole. The sinuses specifically refer to the holes draining the back of your nose.





Rhinitis is inflammation of the nose

ivy

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