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The organs of the_______ incude the nose, pharynx, trachea, bronchi and their smaller branches, and the lungs
Respiratory system
The what is the only extrenally visible part of the respiratory sytem?
the nose
air enters the nose by passing through?
external nares
what is the pharynx?
its a muscular passageway about 13 cm long that vaguely resembles a short length of red garden hose
the ______ are at the base of the tongue
lingual tonsils
what does the thyrio cartilage do ?
it protudes anteriorly and is commly called the adams apple
what does the epiglottis do?
protects the superior opening of the larynz
vibrates with expelled air
true vocal cords
Whats the Heimlich maneuver?
a procedure in which the air in a persons own lungs is used to expel a pieve of food
___ are formed by the division of the trachea
primary bronchi
inspiration?
when air is leaving the lungs
how are bronchial sounds produced?
by air rushing through the large respiratory passageways
external respiration
is the actual exchange of gases bewteen the alveoli and the blood
____ the gas exchange process that occures bewteen the systemic capillaries and the tissue cells
internal respiration
inadequate oxygen delivery to the body tissues is called
hypoxia
bicarbonate ion?
plays in important role in the blood buffer system
what two ways are blood transported into the body?
hemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin
internal respiration?
is the gas exchange process
nonrespiratory air movements are
a result of reflex activity
why is residual volume important?
it allows gas exchange to go oncontinuosly even between breaths and helps to keep the alveoli open