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A & P Respiratory Sy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bronchi | tubes (plural)for air into and out of body |
| pharynx | throat, posterior to oral cavity |
| larynx | voicebox, passageway for air, prevents food/other from entering breathing structures |
| epiglottis | cartilaginous structure,acts as flap covering trachea during eating |
| trachea | windpipe, from larynx @ 5" into thoracic cavity, splits into bronchi |
| bronchioles | these are made of smooth muscle not cartilage, regulate flow of air to alveoli |
| alveoli | small grape-like air sacs, end of respiratory passages, exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide |
| pneumothorax | chest cavity with lungs |
| olfactory receptors | located in nose |
| nose | beginning of respiration |