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respiratory tract
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nasopharynx | air only |
| oropharynx | air and food |
| laryngopharynx | splits and goes to stomach and lungs |
| laryngitis | inflammation of larynx |
| epiglottis | prevents food from getting into airway, opens/closes |
| trachea | trunk, windpipe, has C-shaped rings of cartilage keeping it open, 4.5 inches long |
| A- | airway |
| B- | breathing |
| C | circulation |
| bronchial tree | branches, alveoli at ends |
| alveoli | leaves, o2 enters blood and co2 leaves, branches out for more surface area |
| no o2 to cells = | organ failure |
| how many lobes on lungs | 2 on left, 3 on right |
| pleura | moist, smooth, slippery membrane lining chest cavity and covers OUTER surface of lungs and chest during breathing |
| diaphram | move DOWN during inhalation to pull air in |
| pleurisy | inflammation of pleura |
| visceral pleura | touches lung |
| parietal pleura | lines cavity wall |
| collapsed lung (pneumothorax) | when air leaks into space between lung and chest wall |