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Hito-Respiratory
Hito-Respiratory System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The respiratory system is composed of | the nasal cavity, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs |
| four paranasal sinuses | frontal, maxillary, sphenoidal, and ethmoid sinuses |
| Air enters the nose and passes through the nasal cavity | where fine hairs catch many of the dust particles that we inhale |
| After passing through the nasal cavity, air reaches | pharynx or throat |
| larynx or voice box | sound production and makes speech possible |
| convey air to and from the lungs | trachea or windpipe |
| The trachea divides into two branches | bronchi (singular form, bronchus) |
| The smallest branches of the bronchi | bronchioles |
| At the end of bronchial tree | alveoli (singular form, alveolus) |
| right lung | three lobes |
| left lung | two lobes |
| diaphragm | a muscular partition that separates the lungs from the abdominal cavity |