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Respiratory System
Question | Answer |
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Functions of the Respiratory System (4 Functions) | 1) Gas Exchange 2) filter, heat and humidity 3) sound 4) smell (olfactory sensation) |
Thoracic Cavity Consists of what parts | 1) pericardial 2) 2 pleural cavities |
Mediastinum Conists of (The middle) | 1) heart 2) thymus 3) espophagus 4)trachea 5) bronchi |
Upper Respiratory System (Consits of) | 1) Nose 2) Nasal Cavity 3) Pharynx (throat) |
Lower Respiratory System (Consists of) | 1) Larynx (Voice Box) 2) Trachea ( Windpipe) 3) Bronchi 4) Lungs |
Nose (Consists of) | 1) External Nares (opening to nasal cavity) 2) Internal Nares ( after nasal meatuses) |
Meatuses ( 3 Names and 1 function) | Superior Middle Inferior Meatus (Serve as a passageway for air) |
Conchae ( function and location) | They are shelve like and seperate the meatuses |
Pharynx (Location and Comprised of) | 1) Posterior to Nasal and Oral Cavity 2) Made up of Nasopharynx, Oropharynx |
Nasopharynx (Location and function) | 1) Found at the end of the soft palate 2) Allows air passage only |
Oropharynx | Found at the end of the oral cavity, below the nasopharynx |
Laryngopharynx | |
Larynx(Common name and the cartilages that support it) | 1) The Voice Box 2) Thyroid Crycoid Epiglottis Arytenoid cartilage 3) Found at C4-C6 |
Thyroid Cartilage (Common name and attached to) | 1) Adam's Apple 2) Connected to Hyoid Bone by ligaments (epiglottis) |
Epiglottis( Location and attached to) | 1) Attached between hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage 2) Superior to thyroid cartilage |
Arynthenoid (Location, Attached to, Assist in the function) | Posterior to thyroid cartilage Attached to vocal fold (cords) Help Vocal Cords produce voice through vibration |