Respiratory System Flashcards
What us the structural classification of the respiratory system
Upper - nasal cavity to larynx, lower - larynx to lungs
What do the lungs look like
conical shape, rounded apex, broader concave base
What so the lobes look like
the superior middle and inferior on the right, and superior and inferior on left. There is an oblique fissure and horizontal fissure
What lung is the oblique fissure on
both
what lung is the horizontl fissure on
right
What is the nasopharynx, oropharynx and laryngopharynx
the throat
What is the respiratory epithelia
Warms and humidifies the air. It alo traps and cleans the air (simple columnar)
What is the goblet cells
secrete mucus
Doe epithelial tissue get simpler or more complex as it goes down
simpler - pseudostratifies to simple squameous
Why is the shape of the nasal cavity retarded
because surface area
What is the thyrois cartillage
the adams apple
What does the larynx do,
change the pitch of voice
What is the lower respiratory tract
cartilage, smooth muscle fiber
What goes behind the lungs in the cartilagenous ring
oesophagus, makes the tract c shaped
what is the splitting part called
primary bronchi
