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The oral cavity refers to the | mouth |
two structures located at the posterior portion of the oral cavity are the | palatine tonsils |
The tonsils are | lympth tissue |
Lympth tissue is part of your | immune system |
the nasal cavities refer to the | nose |
The two meati of the nasil cavities are called | nostils or external nares |
The hairs found lining the nasal cavities ast as | nasal septum |
The hairs found in the lining nasal cavities ast as as | screening devices |
The nasal cavities are sparated by the | nasal septum |
The nasal cavities house the sense of smell that refers to the | olfactory sense |
The masal cavities are lined with | mucous membranes |
mucous membranes produce | mucus |
The pharynx is aks | The throat |
The oropharynx refers to the | oral cavity and throat |
nasopharyngeal means | pertaining to nasal cavity and pharynx |
The adenoids are located in the | nasopharynx |
The adnoids are located in the | nasopharynx |
The adnoids are | lymph tissue |
lymph tissue is part of the | immune system |
The nasopharynx also houses two ducts that lead to the middle ears called | eustachian tubes (ustation) |
The function of the eustaachian tubes is to | equalized press to prevent rupture of the eardrum (tympanorrhexis) |
The larynxi is aka | voice box or vocal cords |
The larynx connects the | pharynx with the trachea |
Larynxpharynx (hypopharynx) | refer to the larynx and pharynx |
The larynx is suppoted by | pieces of cartilage |
These pieces of cartilage are called | Thyroid, epiglottis and cricord cartilage |
The largest piece of cartilage is the | thyroid cartilage is adam's apple. |
The epiglottis is the | lid over the larynx |
The epigottis is designed to | open and close when we breath and swallow |
The glottis is the sapce between the | larynx (vocal cords) |
The trachea is aka | windpipe |
The bronchi are the tow main airway branches that | bifricate off the trachea |
The two main branches are called | right primary bronchus and the left primary bronchus |
The primary bronchi divide to form small bronchi called the | secondary (lober) bronchi |
The secondary or lobar bronchi continue to brand forming even smaller bronchi called | tertiary (segmented) bronchi |
Teritiary or segmented bronchi divide into smaller branchi | called bronchioles |
Bronchioles branch into even smaller tubes called | terminal bronchioles |
Terminal bronchioles subdivided into microscopic branches called | respiratory bronchioles. |