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25 Cards in this Set
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What organs make up the respiratory system? |
Nose pharynx larynx trachea bronchi lungs |
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What does the respiratory system do? |
Gas exchange between the blood in the external environment |
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What is the only external visible part of the respiratory system? |
Nose |
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What is the nose divided by? |
Nasal septum |
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Where are the olfactory receptor located? |
Mucosa |
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What does the mucosa do? |
Moistens air Traps foreign particles |
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What separates the nasal and oral cavity? |
Hard and soft palate |
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What are sinuses? |
Cavities in bone around the nasal cavity |
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Where are sinuses located? |
Frontal sphenoid ethmoid maxillary |
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What is the function of the sinuses? |
Lighten skull Resonance chambers for speech Produces mucus |
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What is the trachea? |
Windpipe |
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Parietal pleura covers what? |
Thoracic cavity wall |
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What do the walls have in the trachea? |
C-shaped cartilage |
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What are bronchi? |
Where trachea branch |
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What occupies most of the thoracic cavity? |
Lungs |
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Where is the apex? |
Near clavicle |
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Where does the base rest? |
Diaphragm |
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How many lines does the right lung have? |
3 |
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How many lungs does the left lung have? |
2 |
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What cover the outside of the lung? |
Serosa |
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Visceral pleura covers what? |
Lung surface |
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Where does oxygen go? |
Blood |
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Where does carbon dioxide go? |
Alveoli |
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What is inspiration? |
Breathing in |
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What is expiration? |
Breathing out |
