PPT 2 Respiration Flashcards
Respiratory structures: Thorax, Nasal and Oral Cavities (106 cards)
the exchange of gas between an organism and its environment
respiration
where we breathe in to bring 02 to the cells
inspiration
where we breathe out to eliminate the waste product
expiration
part of the body that encases the lungs
thorax
composed of 33 segments of bone
vertebral column
your vertebral column is made out of
vertebra
vertebrae numbered sequentially by section from __ to __
superior to inferior
how many cervical vertebrae
7
how many thoracic vertebrae
12
how many lumbar vertebrae
5
how many sacral vertebrae compose sacrum
5
how many fused vertebrae compose coccyx
4
what is the name of c1
atlas
what is the name of the large opening in the middle of your c1
vertebral foramen
what passes through the vertebral foramen
spinal cord
the __ ___ is responsible for supplying blood to your vertebral column and body
basilar artery
your basilar artery passes through
transverse foramen
the facet for occiput is a smooth surface which the ___ ___ lays on
occipital bone
the posterior tubercle is attached to
c1
the atlas holds your
skull
the c2 is called the
axis
the facet for atlas is where
the c1 sits
the odontoid process sits in the grove of
atlas
what process allows you to move your neck laterally
odontoid process