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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.
 

 



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