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resp sys
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bronchial tree is | the bronchi and their branches that carry air from the trachea to the alveoli of the lungs |
| the bronchus is | a primary branch of the trachea that leads to the lungs |
| cricoid cartilage is | the ring-shaped mass of cartilage at the base of the larynx |
| what is external resp | the exchange of gases between alveoli and bl |
| what is hypoxemia | deficiency of O2 in arterial bl |
| what is anemic hypoxia | diminshed RBCs and hemoglobin |
| what is internal resp | the exchange of gases between the bl and tissues |
| one insp followed by one exp is known as the | resp cycle |
| increased breathing but no necessarily an increase in tidal volume is | tachypnea |
| Name the structures that make up the upper resp tract | nose; nasal cavity; paranasal sinuses; pharynx; larynx |
| olfactory receptor cells are located where in the nasal cavity | superiorly |
| what are paranasal sinuses and where are they located | air filled spaces located within the frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, and maxillary bones |
| Pharynx(the throat) terminates at the _ which is an area located from the hyoid bone to the cricoid cartilage | larynogparynx |
| larynx (voice box) | composed of cartilage |