Final Flashcards
Lecture (249 cards)
Respiratory System Functions
gas exchange
cas conditioning
protection
vocalization
regulate blood pH
Gas Conditioning
warms, moistens, and filters air
2 structural divisions of respiratory system
upper respiratory tract
lower respiratory tract
2 functional divisions of the respiratory system
conducting zone
respiratory zone
function of conducting zone
conducts/conditions air
function of respiratory zone
gas exchange
what 3 structures make up the upper respiratory tract
paranasal sinuses
nasal cavity
pharynx
Paranasal sinuses SD
Upper
Paranasal sinuses FD
conducting
Nasal Cavity SD
Upper
nasal cavity FD
conducting
nasal cavity lining
ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium
nasal cavity lining mods
goblet cells
cilia
goblet cell function
secrete mucus
cilia function
move mucus/trapped particles
borders of nasal cavity
superior border
inferior border
anterior border
posterior border
lateral border
medial border
superior border of nasal cavity structures
olfactory epithelium
inferior border of nasal cavity structures
hard palate
anterior border of nasal cavity structures
nostrils
nasal vestibules
nasal vestibules lined by ___
hairs
posterior border structures
choana
lateral border structures
conchae
meati
where do meati exist in the nasal cavity
in between each concha
medial border structures
nasal septum