Chapter 2&3 Flashcards
The structures included in the upper airway
Nose, pharynx, larynx
The structures involved in the lower airway
trachea, bronchi, lungs
Exchange of gas between an organism and its environment
respiration
Bringing oxygen to the body’s cells by breathing in
Inspiration
Eliminating carbon dioxide from the body’s cells by breathing out
Expiration
the three structures of respiration
1.bony thorax
2.visceral thorax
3.muscles of respiration
what structures are involved in the bony thorax
1.vertebrae and column
2.rib cage
3.pectoral girdle
4.sternum
5.pelvic girdle
the vertebral column is composed of ______ segments of the bone
33
What are the five divisions of the vertebral column?
7 cervical vertebrae
12 thoracic vertebrae
5 lumber vertebrae
5 sacral vertebrae compose sacrum
4 fused vertebrae compose coccyx
How many cervical vertebrae are there?
7
How many thoracic vertebrae are there?
12
How many lumbar vertebrae are there?
5
How many sacral vertebrae are there?
5
How many coccyx vertebrae are there?
1
The bony projection off the right and left vertebrae. It provides attachment for muscle/ligament
transverse processes
How many pairs of peripheral nerves are there?
31 pairs
How many pairs of floating ribs do we have?
2
How many pairs of false ribs do we have?
3
How many pairs of true ribs do we have?
7
What serves as the focal point of the front of the rib cage?
sternum
what serves as the focal point of the back of the rib cage?
thoracic vertebral
The framework that united the right and the left of body. Consists of the scapula and clavicle
Pectoral gridle
Known as a neck muscle
Scalenus
connects the sternum to the shoulder
calvicle