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25 Cards in this Set
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The general shape of the human body that determines the size, shape, position and movement of the internal organs
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body habitus
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Separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
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Diaphragm
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The respiratory system consists of the _____, ______, ______ and two ______.
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pharnyx, trachea, bronchi and two lungs
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A fibrous, muscular tube with 16 to 20 C shaped cartilaginous rings embedded in its walls for greater rigidity.
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trachea
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Measurements of the trachea
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1/2 inch diameter, 4 1/2 inches in length
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Lies in the midline of the body, anterior to the esophogus in the neck
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trachea
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The last tracheal cartilage is elongated and has a hooklike process called:
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carina
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6 subdivisions of the bronchial tree
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trachea, primary bronchi, secondary bronchi, tertiary bronchi, bronchioles, terminal bronchioles
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The terminal bronchioles communicate with
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alveolar ducts
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The organs of respiration
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lungs
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Anterior bony wall of the mediastinum
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sternum
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Mediastinal blood vessel
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aorta
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This lung has two lobes
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left
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This lung has three lobes
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right
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Major airway tube
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trachea
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Area between the lungs
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mediastinum
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Major section of the lung
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lobe
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These branch from the trachea
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bronchi
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Separates a lung into lobes
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fissure
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Side of lung where vessels enter
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medial
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respiratory sacs
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alveoli
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What structures branch from the distal end of the trachea?
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Primary bronchi
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Double wallled, serous membrane sac
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pleura
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Where vessel enters a lung
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hilum
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Found in each lobe
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segment
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