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71 Cards in this Set
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What are the 4 functions of the respiratory system
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gas exchange, filters air, regulates ph, and speech production
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name the parts of a respiratory system
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nose, nasal cavity, sinuses, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs
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what are organs divided into
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upper and lower respiratory tracts
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what is the airway in the upper respiratory tract
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airway from nose through larynx
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where are the structures located in the upper respiratory section
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in the head and neck
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what is the lower respiratory section
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the airway from the larynx to the lungs
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where are the structures found in the lower respiratory tract
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thorax`
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what is the conducting division
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part of the system involved in airflow
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what is included in the conducting division
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nostrils though bronchioles
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what occurs in the respiratory section
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where the gas exchange occurs
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what is included in the respiratory division
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alveoli, alveolar ducts, and respiratory bronchioles
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what does the nose consist of
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2 external nares (nostrils)
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what do they do the external nares do
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allows air to enter and exit the nasal cavity
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what are the external nares made of 4 tissues
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epithelium, muscle, bone and cartilage
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what is the function of the nose
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it warms and filters air coming through
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what is another name for throat
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pharynx
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what does the pharynx connect
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connects the nasal and oral cavaties to larynx and esophagus
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what are the 3 regions of the pharynx
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nasopharynx oropharynx and laryngopharynx
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what type of tissue 3 does the pharynx contain
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skeletal muscle, epithelium, and connective tissue
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what are some functions of the pharynx
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food passage way, air passage way, speech and swallowing
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where is the nasopharynx located
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space superior to the softpalate
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what does the nasopharynx contain what type of opening
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openingto eustachian tubes
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what are tonsils foundin the nasopharynx
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the pharyngeal tonsils (adenoids)
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what type of tissue lines the nasopharynx
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pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
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where is the oropharynx located
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space inbetween soft palateand upper epiglottis
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what tonsils does the oropharynx contain
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the palatine and lingual tonsils
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what is the oropharynx lined with
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stratified squamous epithelium
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what is the function of the oropharynx
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food and air passage
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what is the laryngopharynx located
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between upper epiglottis and larynx
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what is the laryngoppharynx lined with
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stratified squamous epithelium
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what are the 2 functions for the laryngopharynx
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air and food passage way
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what is the name for the voicebox
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larynx
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what section is the larynx
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lower respiratory tract
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where is the larynx located inbetween 2 major things
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between the pharynx and the trachea
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what are the 3 types of tisse that are in the larynx
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muscle, cartilage, and elastic connective tissues
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what is the framework of the larynx madeup of 9 cartilages
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epiglottic, thyroid, cricoid, arytenoid, corniculate and cuneiform
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what is the adams apple
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thyroid cartilage
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what are the 2 folds of the walls of the larynx
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upper and lower, or false and true
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which are the false vocal folds and which are the true
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the upper pair of vocal folds are false
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vocal folds are also called
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vocal cords
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what covers the glottis
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epiglottis
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what is the epiglottis made of
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elastic cartilage
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what do the lower vocal folds do
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the false vocal folds help with swallowing they don't produce sound
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what produces sound
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true vocal folds
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what are some functions of the larynx
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keep food anddrink from trachea and sound. air passage to and from trachea
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what is the windpipe called
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trachea
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what is posterior to the trachea
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esophagus
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what is the trachea made of 4 types of tissue
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pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium, hyaline cartilage rings, smooth muscle, and connective tissue
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what are the functions of the trachea
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transports and filters air to lungs
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where are the bronchi located
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branches of tubes start fromthe trachea going into the lungs
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what are secondary bronci
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branches from primary bronchi going to each lobe of the lung
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how many lobes are therein the lungs where secondary bronchi
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3 on the right and 2 on the left
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what are the branches that come of the secondary bronchicalled
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tertiary bronchi
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what are tertiary bronchi made of 4 types of tissue
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hyaline cartilage, smooth muscle, elastic, and pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
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what are the functions of tertiary bronchi
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to filter and transpot air to bronchioles
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what are bronchioles
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smaller branches of bronchi
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what are bronchioles made of 2 tissues
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smooth muscle and pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
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what is the function of bronchioles
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transport and filter air
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what is an alveolar duct
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branch from respiratory bronchiole into an alveolus
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what are alveoli
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air sacs in lungs
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what is the alveolis function
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gas exchange
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how does the gas exchange occur
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with capillaries via diffusion
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what are alveoli made of
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simple squamous epithelium
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alveolar sac
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clusters of alveoli
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where are the lungs located
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in the pleural cavity
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how many lobes does the right lung have
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3
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what are located in the lungs
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bronchioles, alveolar ductsand alveoli
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what else non lung are located in lungs
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blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, nerves
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what is the intrapleural space
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between pleural membranes
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what is the serous membrane that attaches to the surface of the lung
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visceral pleura
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what is parietal pleura
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serous membrane lines the pleural cavity
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