Tri A - Respiratory System

Question 1

What are the components of the respiratory system?

Answer 1

Nose,
Pharynx,
Larynx,
Trachea,
Bronchi,
Lungs

Question 2

What are the 2 portions of the respiratory system, and what do they do and include?

Answer 2

Conducting portion
Filters, warms and moistens air and delivers to the lungs
Nose, Pharynx, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Terminal Bronchioles

Respiratory Portion
Tissues where gas exchange occurs
Respiratory Bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, alveoli

Question 3

What are the 3 basic steps of respiration?

Answer 3

1. Pulmonary ventilation - (Breathing) mechanical flow of air
2. External Respiration - gas exchange between air spaces of lungs and blood in pulmonary capillaries
3. Internal Respiration - gas exchange between blood in system capillaries and tissue cells