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Functional Anatomy of the Respiratory System

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What are the 4 main events of respiration?   pulmonary ventilation, external respiration, transport of gases, internal respiration  
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Name the respiratory zone structures   respiratory bronchiloles, alveolar ducts, alveoli, and all microscopic structures.  
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What is the function of the respiratory zone?   Site of gas exchange  
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Name the conducting zone structures.   all other resp passages from nose to bronchioles  
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List the pathway of air in order as it enters the body to the bronchi.   nose, external nares, internal nares, middle meatus, pharynx, nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharnyx, larynx, epiglottis, glottis, vocal folds, trachea, carina, primary bronci  
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List the bones and cartilages contributing to the framework of the nose.   nasal bone, septal cartilage, maxillary bone, lateral cartilage, greater alar cartilage, lesser alar cartilages, dense fibrous connective tissue  
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Air enters the nasal cavities of the resp system through the_____?   external nares  
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The nasal cavity is divided by the midline___?   nasal septum  
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The nasal cavity's major functions are to_____?   moisten, warm, clean and filter the incoming air  
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Mucous membrane-lined cavities called___are found in several bones surrounding the nasal cavity.   paranasal sinuses  
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Paranasal sinuses make the skull less heavy and probably act as resonance chambers for____?   speech  
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The ___, is often referred to as the throat; it connects the nasal cavities with the___below.   pharynx, larynx  
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Clusters of lymphatic tissue, that are part of the defensive system of the body.   tonsils  
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What are the 3 functions of the larynx?   to provide a patent airway, switching mechanism to route air & food into proper channels, voice production  
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What cartilages anchor the vocal cords internally?   arytenoid cartilages  
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What type of cartilage forms the epiglottis?   elastic  
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What type of cartilage forms the other 8 laryngeal cartilages?   hyaline  
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Explain the difference between the cartilages of the epiglottis and the remaining eight cartilages.   The epiglottis must be flexible to be able to flap over the glottis during swallowing, and the more rigid hyaline cartilages support the walls of the larynx.  
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What is the common name for the laryngeal prominence?   Adams Apple  
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Smallest respiratory passageways are   bronchioles  
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Separates the oral and nasal cavities   palate  
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Major nerve stimulating the diaphragm   phrenic nerve  
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Food passageway posterior to the trachea   esophagus  
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Closes off the larynx during swallowing   epiglottis  
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Windpipe   trachea  
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Actual site of gas exchange   alveoli  
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Pleural layer covering the thorax walls   parietal pleura  
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Autonomic nervous system nerve serving the thorax   vagus nerve  
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Lumen of the larynx   glottis  
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Fleshy lobes in the nasal cavity that increase its surface area   conchae  
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Close the glottis during the Valsalva maneuver   Vocal folds  
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Closes the nasopharynx during swallowing   Uvula  
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The cilia of its mucosa beat upward toward the larynx   trachea  
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What muscles control the length of the true vocal cords?   intrinsic laryngeal muscles  
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The tenser the vocal cords the ______pitch   higher  
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To produce deep tones, the glottis is____   wider  
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The greater the force of air rushing past the vocal cords, the_____the sound produced.   louder  
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Inflammation of the vocal cords is called_____   laryngitis  
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What important role is played by the cartilage rings that reinforce the trachea?   they prevent the trachea from collapsing during the pressure changes occurring during breathing  
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Of what importance is the fact that the cartilage rings are incomplete posteriorly?   Alllows the esophagus to expand anteriorly when we swallow food or fluids.  
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What occurs when the trachealis muscle contracts and in what activities might this action be very helpful?   it constricts the tracheal lumen, causing air to be expelled with more force- coughing, yelling.  
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With the exception of the stroma of the lungs, which is___tissue, the lungs are mostly air spaces.   elastic connective  
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The bulk of the alveolar walls are made up of squamous epithelial cells called___cells.   Type I  
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Structurally , the cells are well suited for their____function.   gas exchange  
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The cuboidal cells of the alveoli, called___cells, are much less numerous.   Type II  
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Type 2 cells produce a fluid that coats the air-exposed surface of the alveolus and contains a lipid-based molecule called_____.   Surfactant  
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Surfactant functions to____of the alveolar fluid.   Decrease the surface tension  
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The nutritive blood supply of the lungs is providing by the______arteries.   Bronchial  
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