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23 Cards in this Set
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3 nasal cavity functions
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warms, moistens and cleans inhaled air
sense of smell sound resonation |
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air which is taken in simultaneously does so by which 2 cavities
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oral and nasal cavities
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air which is taken in separately does so by either of which 2 cavities
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only oral or only nasal cavity
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most people take in oxygen through this cavity, unless there is some obstruction
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nasal cavity
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what serves as a partition
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nasal septum
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the following makes up the...
perpendicular ethmoid, vomer bones, along with septal cartilage |
nasal septum
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each side of nasal cavity opens into these
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external nares (nostrils)
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turbinates =
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choanae
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this part of pharynx is behind the pharynx and above soft palate
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nasopharynx
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these bones create a passageway for air called the meatus
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conchae (turbinae) bones
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passageway created by the conchae (turbinate) bones for air is call the...
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meatus
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3 sections of meatus are...
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anterior, middle, posterior
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covering of various surfaces of body =
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epithelium
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what lining contains many blood vessels that enable it to warm the air
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epithelial lining
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nosebleed =
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epistaxis
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an integral function of nasal cavity is which sense?
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smell/ olfacation
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olfaction =
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sense of smell
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voice box =
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larynx
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nasal cavity partition
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septum
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irregularly shaped bone lying between the orbital plates of frontal and anterior to sphenoid bone
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ethmoid
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choana link from external nares to what organ
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nasopharynx
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shell-shaped structures which create a passageway for air (another name for conchae)
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turbinates
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lining of small cavities is called...
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epithelium
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