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What structure serves as a passageway for both air and food?
Pharynx
Air is forced into the lungs by the contraction of the?
Diaphragm
Breathing control centers are lovated in
The Brain
DDuring swallowing the air passage of the pharynx is covered by the
Epiglottis
The actual exchange of gases ocuus at the site of the
alveoli
when the diaphragm and rip cage muscles relax,
expiration occurs
The common name for the trachea
windpipe
The thyroid cartilage is composed of two separate cartialages or plates that form the
laryngeal prominence
The bronchi are lined with
ciliated mucosa
The trachea branches into the left and right ______.
primary bronci
The layer of the pleura membrane that sticks to the outside of the lungs is the
Visceral
What is not a function of the paranasal sinuses
separates nasal and oral cavities
what is not as dicision of the pharynx
glottopharynx
The_____tonsils are located high in the naso pharynx
pharyngeal(adnoids)
the slit in the middle of the vocal folds is called the?
glottis
during inspiration the diaphragm _________ and the ribs move_____ and ________
moves down,, out, and exhalation occurs
during expiration the diaphragm _________ and the ribs move _____ and ________
moves up, in, inhalation occurs
The space between the lungs where the hear is located
Mediastium
teh piece of cartilage that closes over the trachea to prevent food from entering
epiglottis
sac-like structures where gas exchange occurs in the lungs
alveoli
sheet of muscle that the lungs rest apon; also divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
diaphragm
external opening of the nose
nares
smaller branches of the secondary bronchi
bronchioles
scientific name for the voice box
larynx
the four inch long by one diameter tube composed of alternating bands of cartilage and membrane is called the?
Trachea
the space between two pleura membranes
pleura cavity
sheet of muscle that the lungs rest apon; also divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
diaphragm
external opening of the nose
nares
smaller branches of the secondary bronchi
bronchioles
scientific name for the voice box
larynx
the four inch long by one diameter tube composed of alternating bands of cartilage and membrane is called the?
Trachea
the space between two pleura membranes
pleura cavity
region in the nasal cavity responsible for smell
.
Dome-shaped muscle below the thoracic cavity is called the?
.
what is not a divison of the lung?
.
The part of the pharynx found behind the mouth is the
.
the olfactory region is located in what nasal conchae
.
special cells that wander in and out of the alveoli, picing up debris are?
.
true/false
a vegetaians urine will be acidic
false
true/false
urinary bladder infections occur in the trigone area of the bladder
true
the kidneys filter nitrogenous wastes, toxins, and drugs from the body
true
the kidneys are te only route that the body loses water
false
the kidneys are located int he anterior portion of the abdominal cavity
false
teh clomerulus produces filtrate
true
urine is sterile
true
smoothe collapsible muscular sacc teh temporarily sstores urine is called teh
bladder