respiratory system

Question 1

main structures of respiratary system

Answer 1

nose
pharynx
larynx
trachea
bronchus = all form conducting zone
lungs - respiration zone

Question 2

nose structure

Answer 2

external is made up of cartilage and skin and lined with mucous membrane
- bony framework is formed of the frontal, nasal, maxillary bones
frontal bone, nasal bone and maxilla bones
cartilaginous framework- lateral nasal cartilages, septal cartilages, alar cartilage
- dense fibrous connective and adipose tissue

Question 3

internal structures of the nose

Answer 3

3 functions
- filters air
-detects olfactory stimuli
- speech
air enters vestibule = hairs in nostril filter dust = conchae form 3 passages (sa and trap water), air warmed by blood capillaries SNC, mucus from goblet cells trap dust = cilia move mucus to pharynx, spit or swallow

Question 4

pharynx

Answer 4

passageway for air and food, provides a resonating chamber for speech sounds and houses the tonsils, which participate in immunological reactions against foreign invaders

Question 5

larynx