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Respiration System Flashcards

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Respiration

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is the process of exchanging gases between the atmosphere and body cells.

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What is Ventilation?

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breathing

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What is external respiration?

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gas exchange- load O2/ unload CO2

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What is respiratory transport?

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gases in blood transported from lungs to body cells and back to lungs

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What is internal respiration?

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gas exchange load CO2/ unload O2

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What is Oral Respiration?

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use of O2 to produce energy

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What organs are in the Upper Respiratory Tract?

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  • nose
  • nasal cavity
  • nasal conchae
  • paranasal sinuses
  • pharynx
  • larynx
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What organs are in the Lower Respiratory Tract?

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  • trachea
  • bronchial tree
  • lungs
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What is the Upper Respiratory Tract made of?

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lined w/mucous

seudostratified ciliated ET w/goblet cells

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Function of the Upper Respiratory Tract?

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trap & transport foreign particles warm & moisten incoming air

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How does the Cilia act in the Respiratory System?

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Cilia move mucus and trapped particles from the nasal cavity to the pharynx to be swallowed.

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Another Word of Nostrils?

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External Nares

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13
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What is your nose made of?

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Bone and cartilage with internal hairs called vibrissae

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14
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Function of the nose?

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Traps large particles

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15
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What Seperates the Nasal Cavity?

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Nasal Septum

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What is the Nasal Cavity Made of?

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Bone and cartilage lined w/mucus membranes

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Nasal Cavity Function

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warms/moistens incoming air
olfactory reception
resonating chambers for speech

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18
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Another Name for Nasal Conchae?

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Turbinates

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19
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Where does the nasal conchae lie?

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Within the nasal cavity

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20
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What sections are the nasal conchae made into?

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Superior, Middle, Inferior

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What are your Paranasal Sinuses filled with?

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Air

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Bones of the Paranasal Sinus?

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maxillary, frontal, ethmoid, and sphenoid bones

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23
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Function of the Paranasal Sinus?

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reduce weight of skull & resonance chambers

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24
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What is your Pharynx lined with?

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Mucus Membranes

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25
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Function of Pharynx

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Passageway for air/food

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26
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Three Parts of the Pharynx?

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a) nasopharynx
b) oropharynx
c) laryngopharynx

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27
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What are the larynx lined with?

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ciliated mucous membrane

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28
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What are the 2 folds and they’re functions?

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a) upper folds- false vocal cords- plays no part in vocalization
b) lower folds- true vocal cords

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29
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How many pieces is the larynx made out of?

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9 Pieces of Cartilage

30
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Another name for thyroid?

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Adam’s apple

31
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Epiglottis Function

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attaches below thyroid cartilage opens/closes preventing food and liquids from entering trachea

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Location of cricoid?

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forms posterior wall of larynx

33
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Purpose of arytenoid c.?

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serves as point of attachment for vocal cords (2)

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What is the corniculate c?

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small, cone-shaped, rest on apex of each arytenoid c. (2)

35
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cuneiform c.

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rod-shaped, near base of larynx

36
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Another name for Windpipe?

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Trachea?

37
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What is anterior to the esophagus?

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Mediastinum

38
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How Long is the Trachea?

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4-5 In Long

39
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What is the trachea lined with?

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Mucus Membranes

40
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What is the Carina?

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the point at inferior end where the trachea splits?

41
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Functions of the Trachea?

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Support against collapse

42
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Where does your primary bronchus lead into?

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Each Lung, and then branch into secondary bronchi

43
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Where do your secondary bronchi lead into?

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Each lobe & branch into Tertiary bronch

44
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Bronchial Tree Order

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Primary➡️Secondary➡️Tertiary Bronchi➡️Terminal Bronchioles➡️Respiratory Bronchioles➡️ Alveolar Ducts➡️Alveolar Sacs➡️Alveoli

45
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What is the Alveoli covered by?

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Surfactant

46
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Surfactant Purpose?

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Prevents Collapsing of lungs

47
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Where is the site of gas exchange?

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Alveoli

48
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Alveoli Walls Are?

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Walls are thin and in contact with the blood capillaries

49
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What do the Parasym. NS & histamine?

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Constrict Bronchioles

50
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What do the Symp. NS & epinephrine do?

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dilate bronchioles?

51
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Where are the lungs located?

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Thoracic Cavity

52
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How many lobes does your lungs have?

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right (3) & left (2)

53
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What are your lungs divided into?

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lobules which contain lymph vessel, arteriole, venule & tertiary bronchus

54
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How are your lungs at rest?

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pressure on the inside of the lungs is equal to the pressure on the outside of the thorax

55
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What is Inhilation?

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breathing in diaphragm pushes downward

56
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During Inspiration the size of your thoracic cavity does what?

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increases

57
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When Air Pressure inside of lungs is less…

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the atmospheric pressure, air rushes in

58
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What is Exhalation?

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Breathing out

59
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What is Tidal Volume?

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volume moved in or out during a normal breath (~500mL

60
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Inspitory Reserve Volume (IRV)

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volume that can be inhaled during forced breathing in addition to tidal volume (~3000mL)

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Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV)

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volume that can be exhaled during forced breathing in addition to tidal volume (~1100mL)

62
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Residual Volume (RV)

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volume that remains in lungs at all times (~1200mL)

63
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Vital Capacity (VC)

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max. volume that can be exhaled after maximum inhalation (~4600mL) = TV+IRV+ERV

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Total Lung Volume

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Residual Volume + Vital Capacity

65
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Coughing

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Clears Lower Respiratory Tract

66
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Sneezing

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Nose/Mouth

67
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Laughing

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Deep breath released in a series of short convulsive expirations

68
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Hiccupping

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Spasmodic Contraction of Diaphragm

69
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Yawning

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Deep inspiration through open mouth

70
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Medulla Rhymthmicity Area

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Controls the basic rhythm &depth of breathing

71
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Pons pneumotaxic area

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Controls rate of Breathing

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