Week 9 Study Cards Flashcards
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what is the major role of the respiratory system?
supply the body with the oxygen it needs and dispose of the carbon dioxide
What are the four distinct processes that help fulfill function?
pulmonary ventillation
external respiration
transport of respiratory gases
internal respiration
What is pulmonary ventilation?
the movement of air into and out of the lungs
What is pulmonary ventilation known as more?
breathing
What is external respiration?
gas exchanges to and from the pulmonary circuit blood that occur in the lungs
Where does external respiration occur?
in the lungs
What is transport of respiratory gases
transport of respiratory gases between the lungs and tissue cells of the body using blood as the transport vehicle
What is internal respiration
exchange of gases to and from the blood capillaries of the systemic circulation
Where does internal respiration occur
systemically
What are the upper respiratory system structures
nose, pharynx, larynx
Where does air pass into the respiratory tract
nostrils or nares
Where does the air enter once it passes through nostrils?
nasal cavity
What does the air pass over in the nasal cavity
inferior, superior, middle nasal concae
What is the function of the nasal concae
air turbulance, warms and moistens air
What is the nasal cavity surrounded by?
paranasal sinuses in the frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid, and maxillary
What do the paranasal sinuses function as?
resonance chambers in speech
What separates the nasal passages and the oral cavity
hard palate anteriorly and soft palate posteriorly
Once the air passes the mouth, where does the pass?
pharynx posteriorly
What lies posterior to the nasal cavity and is continuous with it
nasopharynx
What is the nasopharynx function
serves only as an air passage
High on the posterior wall of the nasopharynx is what
phayngeal tonsils
What are the pharyngeal tonsils
paired masses of lymphoid tissue
What drains into the nasopharynx
pharyngotypanic/ auditory tubes
What lies posterior to the oral cavity
oropharynx