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21 Cards in this Set
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what is ventilation?
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the movement of air into and out of the lungs
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what is respiration?
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the gas exchange between the air in the lungs and the blood & blood and tissues
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What does the regional anatomy of the nasal cavity help?
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it helps partition the nasal cavity, increase surface area and turbulence,
humidify warm air before it enter into the pharynx |
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What are the three regions of the pharynx?
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nasopharynx
oropharynx laryngopharynx |
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What are paired cartilages of the larynx?
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arytenoids
corniculate cuneiform |
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What are unpaired cartilages of the larynx?
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thyroid
cricoid epiglottis |
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What are the true vocal chords used for?
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sound production, they are located in the larynx
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What is the glottis?
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the opening found between the true vocal chords
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Whare are the false vocal folds?
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vestibular folds that flank each true chord medially
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What forms the adam's apple?
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thyroid cartilage
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What controls the movement of the cartilages of the trachea?
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skeletal muscles
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the anterior/posterior movement of the vocal chords impacts what?
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pitch
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The amplitude of the vibrations of the vocal chords determine what?
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Volume
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The posterior region of the trachea lacks what?
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cartilage and touches the esophagus
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What is the carina?
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the cartilage structure at the inferior end of the trachea that marks the bifurication of the tube into primary bronchi
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The primary function of primary, secondary, and tertiary bronchi is what?
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transportation of air
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Where does gas exchange occur?
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beginning with the respiratory bronchioles (respiratory zone)
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What is boyles law?
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gas pressure is inversely related to volume (if the size of aveoli increases it decreases in pressure) P=k/V
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What is daltons law?
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partial pressure of a gas is equal to its contribution to the total pressure of a mixture of gases
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What is Henry's law?
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concentration of a dissolved gas is determined by its pressure and solubility coefficient
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What is the Bohr effect?
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a decrease in pH causes a shift of the oxygen- hemoglobin saturation curve
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