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47 Cards in this Set
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What are the 2 primary functions of the respiratory system?
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Gas exchange
Sound production |
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Identify the 6 principal passageways and structures of the upper respiratory tract.
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Nasal cavity
Oral cavity Palate Pharynx Larynx Trachea |
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Identify the 2 principal passageways and structures of the lower respiratory tract.
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Bronchial tree
Lungs |
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Name some functions of the nasal cavity.
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Humidifies
Filters air Warms air |
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What is the structure that is the primary intake/exit for air?
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Nasal cavity
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What is the structure that is the secondary intake/exit for air?
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Oral cavity
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Identify the structures that create the partition that separates the nasal from the oral cavity?
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Hard palate
Soft palate |
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What structure is formed by the maxilla and houses the upper teeth?
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Hard palate
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What structure is made of dense irregular connective tissue and is known as the "roof of the mouth" ?
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Soft palate
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Identify the 3 sections of the pharynx.
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Nasopharynx
Oropharynx Laryngopharynx |
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What section of the respiratory tract is known as the throat?
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Pharynx
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Describe the tissue lining of the pharynx.
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Stratified squamous epithelial
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What structure connects the nasal and oral cavities?
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Pharynx
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What structure is known as the voice box region and houses the epiglottis?
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Larynx
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Describe the tissue lining of the trachea.
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Pseudostratified columnar epithelial.
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What structure is known as the windpipe?
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Trachea
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What is the inner lining of the respiratory passage ways called?
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Tunica Mucosa
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Which layer/lining of the respiratory passageway contains mucus and cillia for trapping foreigh debris & moving it out?
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Tunica Mucosa
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Describe the tissue that comprises the Tela Submucosa.
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Loose connective tissue
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Which layer of the respiratory passageway contains large cartilages and skeletal muscle within the larynx region?
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Tunica Media
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What is the layer/lining of the respiratory passageway that provides an outer coat?
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Tunica Adventitia
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Name the 4 histologic layers of the respiratory passageways.
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Tunica Mucosa
Tela Submucosa Tunica Media Tunica Adventitia |
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Identify the 4 cartilagenous structures of the larynx.
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Thyroid cartilage
Cricoid cartilage Arytenoid cartilage Epiglottis |
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Which of the cartilage structures of the larynx is NOT made of hyaline cartilage?
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Epiglottis
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Which cartilage structures of the larynx are made of hyaline cartilage?
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Thyroid cartilage
Cricoid cartilage Arytenoid cartilages |
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Which cartilage structures of the larynx are made of elastic cartilage?
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Epiglottis
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Identify the cartilage structure of the larynx that forms a complete ring.
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Cricoid cartilage
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Identify the cartilage structure of the larynx that serves as a mount for the arytenoid cartilages.
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Cricoid cartilage
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Which cartilage structure of the larynx pivots and rotates in order to control pitch of vocalization?
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Arytenoid cartilages
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Which cartilage structure of the larynx articulates on synovial joints?
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Arytenoid cartilages with the Cricoid cartilages
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What is the common name of the folds of the lining of the larynx that project into the laryngeal cavity?
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Vocal folds
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What is the common name of the strong ligaments that vibrate and cause sound prodution in the epiglottis of the larynx?
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Vocal ligaments
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What is the opening or space between the two vocal folds called?
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Rima glottis
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Name the 3 segments of the bronchial tree.
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Principal bronchi
Lobar bronchi Segmental bronchi |
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How many segmental bronchi exist within each lobe?
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10
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Which lobe is larger?
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Left
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What type of tissue lines the bronchial tree?
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Stratified columnar epithelial
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What is the name of the further branching of the segmental bronchi?
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Bronchioles
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What type of tissue lines the bronchioles?
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Simple cuboidal epithelial
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What structure branches off the bronchioles?
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Alveolar ducts
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What type of tissue lines the alveolar ducts?
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Simple squamous epithelial
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What is the name given to a cluster of alveoli?
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Alveolar sacs
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What structures are contained within the alveolar sacs?
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Alveoli
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What type of tissue comprises the alveoli?
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Simple squamous epithelial
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What vessel brings unoxygenated blood from the heart, towards the alveoli?
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Pulmonary arterioles
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Gas exchange occurs between the aveoli and what vessel?
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Pulmonary capillaries
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What vessel returns oxygenated blood to the heart from the alveoli?
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Pulmonary venules
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