Respitory System Flashcards
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f(x) of respitory system
supply body with O2 and dispose of CO2
Fx of pulomnary ventilation
- breathing
- movement of air in and out of lungs
Fx of external respiration
- O2 and CO2 exchange between lungs and the blood
Fx internal respiration
- O2 and CO2 b/w systemic bc and tissues
2 zones of respiratory system
- Conducting
- Respitory
Fx of conduction zone
- serves as a conduit to gas exchange sites
- no actual gas exchang e
fx of respiratory zone
- site of gas exchange
parts of the conducting zone
- Nose
- Nasal Cavity
- Nasopharynx
- Oropharynx
- Larynpharynx
- Larynx
- Trachea
- Bronchioles
route of the air we breath
Nares, top of the hard palate, Nasal concahe
Purpose of nasal conchae
Increase SA + tuberlance. push particles to mucus cells
Characteristics of Nasal Conchae
- warm air
- Sticky Mucus
- moistens air
- traps bacteria/ debris
what is rhinitis?
inflammation of nasal mucosa, often due to cold viruses and allergens
what does rhinitis result in
- nasal congestion
- post-nasal drip
fx of the Nose
- provide airways for respiration
- moistens and warms the air
- filters and cleans inspired air
- resonating chamber for speech
- houses olfactory recepters
purpose of the parasinal sinuses.
hollow space in skull
- lighten skull
- resonance champer 4 speech
-produce mucus
What is Sinusitis
inflammation of the sinus
What is a sinus headache
blockage of the passageway b/w sinuses
- air absorbed in sinus cavity
Purpose of Pharynx
also known as the throat
- muscular passage
- where food, fluid, and air passes
- continuous with nasal cavity & posterior nasal aperture
3 parts to pharynx
- Nasopharynx
- Oropharynx
- Laryngopharynx
Loc of Oropharyx
behind mouth
Tonsils associated with pharynx
- Pharyngeal Tonsil
- Palatine & Lingual Tonsils
Purpose of Pharyngeal tonsils
- lymphatic tissue high in the nasal pharynx
Purpose of Palatine and lingual tonsils
- lymphatic tissue in Oropharynx
What is Tonsilitis
Swelling/ inflammations of palatine tonsils