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