Assignment in Science

By: Jan Daniel O. Alvarez

Pharynx
the membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the esophagus.
late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek pharunx, pharung- ..
Bronchi/Bronchus
any of the major air passages of the lungs which diverge from the windpipe.
late 17th century: from late Latin, from Greek bronkhos ‘windpipe’.
Larynx
the hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in
humans and other mammals; the voice box.
late 16th century: modern Latin, from Greek larunx .
Lungs
each of the pair of organs situated within the rib cage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching
passages into which air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be
removed. Lungs are characteristic of vertebrates other than fish, though similar structures are
present in some other animal groups.
Old English lungen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch long and German Lunge, from an Indo-
European root shared by light2; compare with lights.
Trachea
a large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from the larynx to the
bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
late Middle English: from medieval Latin, from late Latin trachia, from Greek trakheia
(artēria) ‘rough (artery)’, from trakhus ‘rough’.
Alveoli
any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange.
late 17th century: from Latin, ‘small cavity’, diminutive of alveus .