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NDonesia
Week 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| septum | Midline partition that separates the hollow nasal cavity |
| paranasal sinuses | air containing spaces that lighten the weight of the skull and open, or drain, into the nasal cavity |
| lower respiratory tract | consists of the trachea, all segments of the bronchial tree, and the lungs |
| upper respiratory tract | composed of the nose, nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, and larynx |
| nasal septum | consists of the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone, the vomer, and the septal and vomeronasal cartilage |
| respiratory mucosa | ciliated epithelium that exhibits numerous goblet cells that produce and release mucus |
| Pharyngeal tonsils | are located in the nasopharynx on its posterior wall opposite the posterior nares |
| oropharynx | located behind the mouth from their soft palate above to the level of the hyoid bone below |
| nasopharynx | located behind the nose and extends from the posterior nares to the level of the soft palate |
| pharynx | the throat |
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