Respiratory System Flashcards
(48 cards)
What does the upper respiratory tract consist of?
Nose, nasal passages, oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx
What does the lower respiratory tract consist of?
trachea, bronchi and bronchioles, lungs, and alveoli.
What is the function of the nasal cavity?
passage way for respiration, receptors for smell, filter for immunity and moistens and warms incoming air.
What are the turbinates in the nose?
Superior turbinate
Middle turbinate
Inferior Turbinate
What are the functions of the paranasal sinuses?
decreases weight of skull, produces mucus, and increases resonance of voice.
What are the four siuses?
Frontal, Ethmoidal, Sphenoidal, and Maxillary
What is sinusitis?
This is the inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the sinuses; aka sinus infection
How is the oral cavity separated from the nasal cavity?
by the hard and soft palate
What is the area between the lips and cheeks and gums and teeth?
Vestibule Space
What are the three kinds of tonsils?
Palatine, lingual, pharyngeal.
What is the purpose of tonsils?
protection from airborne pathogens entering the oral cavity
What are some examples of airway obstruction?
Foreign body aspiration, inflammation, or anaphylaxis
Where is the Nasopharynx?
behind the nasal cavity
Where is the Oropharynx?
behind the oral cavity
Where is the Laryngopharynx?
behind the larynx
What acts as a passage way for food and air?
The pharynx
What is commonly known as the voice box:
Larynx
What is known as the adam’s apple?
laryngeal prominence
What are the functions of the larynx?
produce sound, routes food into the trachea or esophagus.
What does the epiglottis do?
makes sure the right things go down the right pipe.
What does the epiglottis prevent?
choking.
What structure is known as the wind pipe?
the trachea
How is the trachea kept open?
Through the C shaped rings of cartilage
How is the trachea constricted?
the trachealis muscle
