respiratory system vocab

Question 0

Sinuses

Answer 0

air filled spaces within the bone
maxillary, frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal (named after the bones they’re located in)
Function: reduce the weight of skull, produce mucus, and influence the quality of voice by acting as resonating chambers

Question 1

Nostrils

Answer 1

the external openings of the nose
also called nares
Function: allow air to enter the body, smells to olfactory nerves

Upper respiratory

Question 2

Adenoid

Answer 2

Tonsils, lymphatic structure
Enlarged pharyngeal tonsil
Function: fight infection

Question 3

Trachea

Answer 3

Windpipe
Air tube extending from larynx into the thorax, where it divides to form bronchi
Function: transports air from the mouth/nose to the lungs

Question 4

Nasal septum

Answer 4

partition in the nasal cavity

Function: divides the nasal cavity into right and left sides

Question 5

Pharynx

Answer 5

Throat
Joint openings of the digestive tract and the windpipe
3 parts: nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
Function: receives air from the nasal cavity/mouth, food, and water from the mouth

Question 6

Larynx

Answer 6

Voice box
Organ of voice production located between the pharynx and trachea
Function: control of airflow during breathing, protection of the airway, production of sound for speech

Question 7

Esophagus

Answer 7

Part of the digestive tract between the pharynx and the stomach
Function: transports food from the mouth to the digestive system

Question 8

Hard palate

Answer 8

forms the floor of the nasal cavity (roof of mouth)

Function: separating the nasal cavity from the oral cavity

Question 9

Respiratory mucosa

Answer 9

lines the nasal cavity
Passageways of respiratory system
Function: traps pathogens before they can enter the body; warms and moistens the air as it enters the body

Question 10

Epiglottis

Answer 10

made of elastic cartilage (other structures are hyaline cartilage)
Mouth of the windpipe
Function: serves as a valve over the opening of the larynx during swallowing to prevent materials from entering the larynx

Question 11

Conchae

Answer 11

three bony ridges located on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity
Function: increase the surface area of the nasal cavity

Question 12

Tonsils

Answer 12

Large collections of lymphoid tissue beneath mucous membranes of the oral cavity and pharynx
Lingual, pharyngeal, and palatine
Function: defend against infection

Question 13

Glottis

Answer 13

the gaps between vocal cords

Function: allows for pronunciation/articulation