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CHPT 23: respiration Flashcards

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functions of the resp sys

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  • gas transport and exchange
  • regulate blood PH
  • has receptors for sense of smell
  • filters inhaled air
  • produces sound
  • elimantes small amount of water and heat in exhaled air
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  • nasal cavity
  • pharynx
  • tonsils
    belong to which resp tract
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  • upper resp tract
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organs in the lower resp tract are

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  • larynx
  • trachea
  • bronchi
  • lungs
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function of conduction zone

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  • filter, warm, moisten and conduct air into lungs
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organs in the conduction zone

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  • nose / + nasal cavity
  • pharynx
  • larynx
  • bronchi
  • bronchioles
  • terminal bronchioles
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gas exchange is the function of which zone

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resp zone

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organs in the resp zone

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  • resp bronchioles
  • alveolar ducts
  • alveolar sacs
  • alveoli
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overall function of nose / + nasal cavity

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  • filter, humidify air
  • olfactory sense
  • allow air in to the body
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structures of the nasal cavity

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  • internal naris
  • external naris
  • nasal meatuses
  • olfactory epithelium
  • nasal concha
  • nasal vestibule
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which nasal cavity structure contains nose hair

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nasal vestibule

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function of olfactory epithelium

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detect smell

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what structure does air enter through

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external naris

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nasal concha function

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  • covered by nasal mucous membrane + bv

- filters air

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nasal meatuses are

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  • air passage

- contain mucous mem + bv

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internal naris function

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  • separates nasal cavity from pharynx
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which structure houses tonsils

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pharynx

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nasopharynx function

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  • direct air OR

- prevent air from getting in while eating (uvula)

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what ear structure is located in the nasopharynx

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-Eustachian tube

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function of Eustachian tube in nasopharynx

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  • connects nasopharynx to tympanic cavity
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structures in the nasopharynx

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  • uvula
  • pharyngeal or adenoid tonsils
  • eustachian tube
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pharyngeal or adenoid tonsils location

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which pharynx cavity allows passage of food and air and fluid + is digestive and respiratory

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what tonsil are found in the oropharynx

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  • palatine

- lingual tonsils

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which pharynx cavity has no tonsils

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larynopharynx

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what nerves are found in larynopharynx
glassopharyngeal (CN9) and vagus nerve (10)
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location of epiglottis
larynopharynx
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functions of larynopharynx
- digestive and resp | - allow things to pass to esophagus
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which structure depresses against nasal cavity and blocks air from getting in and secretes saliva
uvula
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function of epiglottis
block entry of food or air from getting in to the wrong structure
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which cartilages of the larynx are unpaired
- thyroid - epiglottis - cricoid
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which cartilages protect and support the larynx
unpaired cartilages - thyroid - epiglottis - cricoid
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which unpaired cartilages make up the Adams apples ( laryngeal prominere) and prevents choking and provides protection
thyroid
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- aryteniod - cuneiform - corniculate are ___ cartilages of the larynx
paired
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function of paired cartilages of larynx
position larynx for sound production
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overall function of the larynx
- produce sound | - connect larynogophyarynx with trachea
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which lobe has no middle lobe
L Lung
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what forms the apex in lungs
superior part
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base forms the __ in lungs
base
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function of oblique fissure in L Lung
divde superior and inferior lung
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which fissure separates the superior, middle and inferior lobe in R Lung
oblique fissure
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which lung has the cardiac notch
L Lung
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function and location of horizontal fissure
- divides superior lobe from the middle | R Lung
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types of epithelial cells in the lungs
- type 1 and 2 alveolar cells
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which epithelial cell in the lungs is responsible for gas exchange
type 1 alveolar cells
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function of type 2 alveolar cells
- secret surfactant that reduces surface tension and prevents lungs from collapsing / sticking
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which cell is responsible for for engulfing bacteria in lungs
alveolar macrophage

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