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respiratory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is responsible for gas exchange during respiration | passive transport |
| respiratory system is like | upside down tree |
| o2 lungs -----> | blood |
| co3 blood----> | lungs |
| upper respiratory | nose, pharynx, larynx |
| lower respiratory | trachea, bronchial tree, lungs |
| nose- | filters and moistens air and sense organ of smell |
| what membrane lines nose | mucous |
| what sinuses drain into nose | maxillary, sphenoidal and ethmoidal |
| pharynx | respiratory and digestive, also called throat, 5 inches long |
| larynx | voice box |
| epiglottis | keeps food out of airway |
| trachea | windpipe, cartilige rings keep it open |
| lungs | gas exchange |
| respiratory mucosa | lining of respiratory tract ANDis like a sticky fly trap, trapping in debris and other unwanted things and sweeps it out |
| cigarette smoke | paralyzes cilia |