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Respiratory System Flashcards

1
Q

CO2, carbon dioxide, which is poison is removed by

A

Respiratory system

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2
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Two nasal passages are

divided by a ___

A

septum

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3
Q 
---bony features in each
passage narrow the space.
Mucous membrane cover
the internal surfaces.
Air passes through narrow
\_\_\_
A

3

meati

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4
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3 Advantages of breathing through nose

A

air is warmed; larger surface area, increasing chemical reactions.

air is filtered with lil hairs with mucus

air is moistened; makes it easily cross the membranes

non respiratory function:
sound resonance.
olfactory sense

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5
Q

medical term for throat

A

pharynx

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6
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The Pharynx is divided into

Three Parts

A

Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx

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7
Q

tube leads to ears

children have short tube in ear infections

A

auditory tube

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8
Q

part of immune system
enlarge with infections
can close the fauces
often removed

A

palatine tonsils

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9
Q

furthest inferior point of Laryngopharynx

A

glottis

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10
Q

medical term for voice box

A

Larynx

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11
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guarding the opening to Larynx.
Air and food share common passageway. 
Swallowing closes the larynx
Larynx elevates
Tongue retreats
\_\_\_\_closes the larynx
Raising the larynx stretches the esophagus open
A

Epiglotis

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12
Q

Process of swallowing food

A 
Tongue retreats
Larynx elevates
Epiglottis closes laryngeal orifice
Esophagus is stretched open
Food bolus enters esophagus
Larynx decends
Esophagus closes over bolus
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13
Q

The Lower Respiratory

Tract begins at the ___

A

Larynx

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14
Q

3 unpaired cartilages in the Lower Respiratory

A

Thyroid cartilage
Epiglottis
Cricoid

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15
Q

There are ___cartilages in Lower Respiratory

A

9

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16
Q

Attached to the vocal cords

A

Arytenoid pair

17
Q

__keep the trachea open
shaped like a horseshoe
posterior is trachealis muscle

A

cartilage rings

18
Q

often where it something lodges when someone is having difficulty breathing
fork for lungs

A

carina

19
Q

pseduostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

A

lining of respiratory passages

20
Q

Primary tube to the lung

A

Right and Left Main Bronchus

21
Q

__right lung lobes

A

3

22
Q

__left lung lobes

A

2

23
Q

Secondary bronchus

A

Lobar Bronchus

24
Q

Tertiary bronchus

A

Segmental bronchus

25
Q

smooth muscle

last bronchiole before reaching membranes

A

terminal bronchiole

26
Q

respirator pouches
cluster of “grapes”
respiratory membrane

A

alveolus

27
Q

___ million alveoli
Wrapped in fine meshes
of capillaries

A

300

28
Q

Gas Exchange occurs at the
Respiratory ___Separated by only
__ membranes

A

Membrane

two

29
Q

Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide

cross the ___

A

Membrane

30
Q

Passages for the air

A 
Nasal cavities
Pharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchi
Bronchioles

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