Lab Practical 2 Flashcards
The _____ is a series of highly branched passage ways that conduct air to the structures for gas exchange.
Respiratory tract
The _____ respiratory tract goes from the nose to the pharynx.
upper
The ____ respiratory tract runs from the larynx to the alveoli.
lower
The _____ of the lungs rest on the diaphragm.
base
The ____ of the lungs is sightly superior and posterior to the clavicles.
apex
The ____ of the lungs is on the mediastinal surface where bronchi, pulmonary vessels, and nerves enter.
hilum
The ____ are organs composed of tiny air sacs (alveoli) where gas exchange occurs.
lungs
Which lung is larger?
the right lung
_____ pleura is the outer layer of the pleural membrane and lines the interior of the thoracic cavity and superior surface of the diaphragm.
Parietal
____ pleura is the inner layer of pleural membrane that adheres to the lungs.
visceral
_____ is the space between parietal and visceral membranes and is filled with serous fluid.
pleural cavity
_____ is the air filled space within the skull that filters, warms, and moistens inhaled air.
nasal cavity
______ is the bony processes that curl into the nasal cavity from the lateral walls creating passage ways _____ through the nasal cavity.
Nasal conchae
meatuses
______ membrane line most of the respiratory tract.
mucous
The mucous membrane is composed of what 5 things.
mucous epithelium basement membrane goblet cells lamina propria
Lamina propria is composed of _____ connective tissue.
areolar CT
Goblet cells secrete ______.
mucous
_________ are air filled cavities within the skull bones surrounding the nasal cavity
paranasal sinueses
______ is the passageway between the nasal cavity and larynx.
pharynx
The three parts of the pharynx.
nasopharynx
oropharynx
laryngopharynx
Oropharynx and laryngopharynx are lined with ______.
stratified squamous
_____ is the cartilage framed enlargement at the top of the trachea which houses the vocal cords.
larynx
The _____ is a flap like structure that closes when swallowing.
epiglottis
The _____ within the larynx supports the vocal chords.
arytenoid cartilage