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19 Cards in this Set
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* often done for foreign bodies, epiglottitis, stenosis of trachea, swelling of adenoids (in children |
AP & LATERAL PROJECTIONS |
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3 pieces of cartilage in larynx |
* epiglottis * thyroid cartilage (adam's apple) * cricoid cartilage |
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2 pairs of folds of voice production |
* superior folds (false vocal cords) * inferior (true v.c) |
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* anterior to esophagus * extends from larynx to sternal angle * passes behind arch of aorta * bifercates into left and right primary bronchi |
TRACHEA |
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NAME BRANCHES OF BRONCHIAL TREE |
1. right & left main stem bronchi 2. secondari (lobar) bronchi * one for each lobe (rt. 3 lobes/left 2 lobes) 3. tertiary (segmental) bronchi 4. bronchioles 5. terminal bronchioles |
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a decrease in vital capacity with age is due to: |
decrease in elasticity of alveoli |
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how does medullary respiratory centre function in regulating respiration? |
controls basic rhythm of respiration |
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muscles used during quiet respiration are: |
diaphram & external intercostal muscles |
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membranous structure attached to outside of lungs is: |
visceral pleura |
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the bronchial tree is formed by: |
tubes that carry air deep into lungs |
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what structure of the larynx is not involved in voice production? |
cricoid cartilage |
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pulse is caused by: |
expansion & recoil of artery |
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factors that influence cardiac output are: |
blood pressure & vascular resistance |
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blood flow back to the heart is due to pressure generated by: |
* contractions of the heart * respiratory pump * skeletal muscle pump |
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the heart sounds are caused by: |
turbulence from the closure of the valves |
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trace the pathway of an action potential through the conduction system of the heart from beginning to end |
SA Node, AV Node, AV Bundle, right/left bundle branches and Purkinje fibres |
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primary vessels that provide O2 blood to heart |
right & left coronary arteries |
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primary vessels that provide O2 depleted blood from the wall of the heart |
coronary sinus |
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the main force that causes blood flow through the heart is: |
blood pressure gradient where blood flows from areas of high pressure to low pressure |
