Chapter 23 - Respiratory System Flashcards
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Upper Respiratory System
nose, pharynx & associated structures
Lower respiratory system
larynx, trachea, bronchi & lungs
Respiratory System Anatomy
structurally?
functionally?
structurally: upper & lower respiratory system
Functionally: conducting & respiratory zone
Conducting zone
conducts air to lungs
- nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles & terminal bronchioles
Respiratory zone
main site of gas exchange
- respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs & alveoli
Nose
(2) parts
External nose
Internal nose
External nose
visible portion on face
Internal nose
consists of?
ducts from __(2)__ open into internal nose
large cavity beyond **nasal vestibule **(just inside nostrils)
nasal cavity opens into pharynx through internal nares (**choanae) **and
ducts from **paranasal sinuses **and nasolacrimal ducts open into **nasal cavity **
Nasal cavity is divided by? subdivided by? into?
nasal septum
nasal conchae
meatuses
Pharynx
posterior to nasal & oral cavities, above larynx, anterior to cervical vertebrae
Pharynx
- starts at? extends to?
**internal nares **to **cricoid cartilage **of **larynx **
assists in swallowing
Functions of Pharynx
1) passageway for air & food
2) resonating chamber
3) houses tonsils
(3) regions of **Pharynx **
1) nasopharynx
2) oropharynx
3) laryngopharynx
**Larynx **
composed of?
short passageway connecting laryngopharynx with trachea
9 pieces of cartilage
9 pieces of cartilage in Larynx
thyroid - adam’s apple
cricoid -hallmark for tracheotomy
epiglottis - closes off glottis during swallowing
Glottis
pairs of folds of mucous membrane
closed off by epiglottis during swallowing
Cilia in
1) upper resp. tract
2) lower resp. tract
1) move mucous & trapped particles down toward pharynx
2) move mucous & trapped particles up toward pharynx
Trachea
extends from larynx to superior border of T5
divides into right & left primary bronchi
Trachea
consists of…
- (4) layers
16-20 C-shaped rings of hyaline cartilage
open part faces **esophagus **
mucosa
submucosa
hyaline cartilage
adventitia
Bronchi
- carina
right & left primary bronchus goes to lungs
- internal ridge dividing bronchi
primary bronchi → ??
secondary lobar bronchi → tertiary (segmental) → bronchioles → terminal bronchioles
Structural changes with branching in Bronchial tree
mucous membrane changes
incomplete rings becomes plates & then disappear
cartilage decreases & smooth muscle increases
1) Sympathetic ANS
2) Parasympathetic ANS
1) relaxation/dilation
2) contraction/constriction