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upper respiratory system   nose, pharynx  
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lower respiratory system   layrnx, trachea, broncho, lungs  
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External nares   nostrils  
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Internal nares   internal openings that connect to the throat  
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Nasal cavity   above the mouth inside of internal nose  
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Nasal septum   divide the nasal cavity into left and right  
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Pharynx   throat  
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Nasopharynx   upper portion, pharyngeal tonsils, Eustachian tubes  
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Oropharynx   middle portion, palatine, lingual tonsils  
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Laryngopharynx   lower, connect to the esophagus and trachea  
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Larynx   voice boc c4-6  
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Thyroid cartilage   made upof hyaline cartilage, makes up the anterior wall/layrnx  
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Epiglottis   elastic flap, cover the trachea  
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Cricoid cartilage   hyaline cartilage, attached to the 1st ring of trachea  
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Arytenoids cartilage   sit above the cricoid, attatched to the vocal choards, also have a muscle, pharyngeal muscle, voice production  
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True vocal chords   elastic ligaments, vibrate to produce sound waves, increase pressure increases the volume of the sound  
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Parietal pleura   line the cavity where the lungs are  
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Visceral pleura   cover the lungs themselves  
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Pleura cavity   space in between visceral and parietal pleura  
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Apex   top  
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Hilus   where the bronchi enter the lungs  
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Fissures   separate the lobes  
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Lobes   region of the lungs r-3 l-2  
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Alveolar sacs   is the air sac surrounded by respiratory membrane for gas exchange  
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Surfactant   a lubricant to prevent the lungs from adhering to themselves, devlops at 36 weeks  
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Quiet inspiration muscles   diaphragm, external intercostals  
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Forced inspiration muscles   SCM (sternocleidomastoid), scalenes, pectoralis minor  
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Quiet expiration muscles   passive by elastic recoil  
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Forced expiration muscles   internal intercostals, external obliques, internal obliques, transverse abdominus, rectus abdominus  
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Tidal volume   volume of 1 breath, 600mL  
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Inspiratory reserve volume   additional air inhaled after normal inhalation  
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Expiratory reserve volume   forced exhale volume  
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Residual volume   volume left over after forces exhalation  
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Total lung capacity   total volume can hold, about 6L  
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Gas exchange   follows gas laws  
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Partial pressure   P(total)= P1+P2+P3  
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Boyles law   P = 1/volume  
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Carbon dioxide   increases in thes gas cause oxygen to be releases from Hb more rapidly  
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Acidity   decrease in pH causes oxygen to be released more readily  
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Temerature   increases in temperature causes oxygen to be released more rapidly  
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Carbon monoxide   binds to Hb 200x more strongly than oxygen  
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Carbon dioxide transport   Hb + carbon dioxide <- -> Hb carbon dioxide  
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Dissolved carbon dioxide   traveks in plasma to lungs and is exhaled  
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Amino acids   can travel on amino acids other than Hb  
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Bicaronate   can travel as bicarbonate ion to lungs  
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Pain   visceral pain decreases rate, sudden/severe pain leads to brief apnea, prolonged somatic pain increases rate  
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Inflation reflex   stretch receptors overstrecth -> inhibit inflammation  
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Renal capsule   covers the outside of the kidney, fibrous, tough  
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Renal cortex   outer portion of the kidney  
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Renal medulla   inner portion of the kidney  
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Renal pyramids   pyramid shaped structure in kidney contains nephrons  
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Renal columns   space between the renal pyramids  
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Renal pelvis   center area of the kidney where nephrons drain  
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Major calyces   drain the minor calyces  
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Minor calyces   drain the renal pyramids and collecting ducts  
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Glomerulus   filters the blood going into the nephron, initial filtering makes glomerular filtrate  
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Peritubular capillaries   surround the loop of Henle in the nephron for the tubular reabsorption  
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Nephrons   main functional unit of the kidney  
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renal corpuscle   the glomerulus and capsule around it  
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Renal tubule   carries the glomerular filtrate after it leaves the glomerulus tube changes names along the way  
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Glomerular filtrate   the filtered plasma after it has passed through the glomerulus  
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Bowman's capsule   structure around the glomerulus  
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Proximal convoluted tubule   the closest region to the glomerulus where the renal tube begins to take a cuvy route  
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Loop of Henle   portion of the renal tubule that extends down into the renal pyramid, is surrounded by the peritubular capillaries  
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Distal convoluted tubule   the portion of the renal tubule furthest from the glomerulues takes a curvy route  
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Collecting duct   drains the filtered fluid from the distal convoluted tubule which is now urine, and carries it down to the calyces in renal pelvis  
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Urine   fluid formed after passing through nephron, pale straw colored  
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Ureters   drain kidney into urinary bladder  
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Urinary bladder   store urine for more convenient time to excrete it when lying supine full bladder presses on urethra to prevent back flow  
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External urethral orifice   opening from the urethra to ext. body  
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Internal urethral orifice   opening from the bladder to urethra  
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Internal urethral sphincter   involuntary control  
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External urethral sphincter   voluntary control  
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Micturition   process of urination  
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