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respiratory system

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What is the respiratory system?   allows oxygen from the air to be taken into the blood stream and provides energy the body needs to function  
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The upper respiratory tract consists of...(3)   Nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx  
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In the naval cavities you have...(3)   nostrils, conchae, sinuses  
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In the pharynx you have...(3)   nasopharynx, oropharynx, larynopharynx  
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In the larynx you have...(2)   epiglottis and glottis  
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The lower respiratory tract consists of...(2)   trachea and lungs  
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Trachea AKA....   windpipe  
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The nostrils are...   two openings that allow air to enter and air is warmed  
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Conchae is ...   curved shaped projections to filter dust, warm and humidify air  
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Sinuses are...   small cavities in bones of skull lined with mucus membranes  
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Pharynx AKA   throat  
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The nasopharynx is...   lies behind nasal cavity, allows air ONLY  
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The oropharnyx is...   used for food and air, middle part of pharynx  
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The larynopharynx is...   used for food and air, bottom portion of pharynx  
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Larynx AKA   voicebox  
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The glottis is...   an opening between the two vocal chords at the base of the larynx  
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The epiglottis is...   cartiligenous structure above glottis, folds down over glottis when swallowing to prevent food and water to enter trachea, flap  
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Epiglottis AKA   guardian of airway  
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Mediastinum is...   space between lungs where trachea, heart and major blood vessels and esophagus are found  
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Bronchi is...   tubes that extend from trachea to lungs, right is wider and shorter because left has lesser capacity  
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Bronchioles are...   smaller subdivisions of the bronchi, direct routes to air sacs  
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Terminal bronchioles are...   last segment of bronchioles, connect to the alveoli  
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Surfactant is...   lipid secreted in alveoli that prevents collapsing of air sacs  
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Pleural membranes are...   serous membranes associated with lungs produces lubricant to reduce friction between the lungs  
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Pleural membranes (2)   parietal and visceral  
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parietal pleura is...   surrounds internal walls of thoracic cavity  
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Visceral pleura is...   surrounds outer surface of lungs, deepest layer, touches lungs  
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Muscles of inhalation are... (4)   diaphram, external intercostals, scalene muscle and sternocleidomastoid  
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Muscles of exhalation are..(4)   internal intercostals, external obliques, internal obliques, transverse abdominis  
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The diaphram on inhalation is...   flat and contracted  
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