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Respiratory System
Respiratory System Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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Which two systems are involved in supplying oxygen and removing carbon dioxide? | Cardiovascular and Respiratory |
What are three functions of the Respiratory System? | gas exchange within the blood intake of oxygen elimination of carbon dioxide |
what are six major structures of the respiratory system? | nose pharynx larynx trachea bronchial tree lungs |
what are three functions of the nose? | warm, moisten and filter air olfactory sensation speech |
what is another name for the nostrils? | external nares |
What is the Pharynx? | the throat |
what are three regions that comprise the pharynx? | Nasopharynx ( respiratory only) oropharynx laringopharynx |
what is the larynx | the voice box |
what is the thyroid cartlidge |