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39 Cards in this Set
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this consists of paired lungs and a series of passageways that bring air to and from the lungs
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respiratory system
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what are the 3 principle functions of the respiratory system? |
air conduction, air filtration, and gas exchange
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getting air to and from the lungs
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air conduction |
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another name for respiration
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gas exchange
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this consists of removing the oxygen from the air and put it into the blood and take the CO2 out of the blood and release it into the air |
gas exchange |
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what is air passing through the larynx used for? |
speech |
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another word for speech
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phonation |
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air passing over the olfactory mucosa in the nasal cavities carries stimuli for what sense? |
smell |
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the nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles are all a part of what division of the respiratory system?
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conducting division |
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parts of the respiratory system that air passageways that lead to areas of respiration
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conducting division |
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if you breathe directly through your mouth air goes directly to where? |
oropharynx |
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what is the passageway of air in the conducting division?
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nasal cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, larynx, thrachea, paired main bronchi, bronchioles, terminal bronchioles |
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what division of the respiratory system consists of the respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and the alveoli
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respiratory division |
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does gas exchange occur in the conducting division? |
no |
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does gas exchange occur in the respiratory division? |
yes |
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what is the passageway of air in the respiratory division?
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respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, alveoli |
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the functions of this include an airway, moistening and warming inspired air, filters inspired air, houses olfactory receptors for smell, and resonates sounds
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nose
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this refers to prolonging, amplifying or modifying a sound by vibration |
resonance |
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the internal nares |
choanae
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this begins at the internal nares and connects the nasal cavity and oral cavity to the larynx and esophgus |
pharynx |
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this houses the tonsils which are involved in immunological protection
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pharynx |
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this part of the pharynx is an air passageway only |
nasopharynx |
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this connects the laryngopharynx to the trachea
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larynx
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this houses the vocal cords |
larynx |
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all of the cartilages of the larynx are what type of cartilage? (***except epiglottis) |
hyaline
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this cartilage of the larynx is unpaired and is the biggest |
thyroid cartilage |
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the laryngeal prominence of the thyroid cartilage (where 2 cartilage plates fuse) is called what? |
Adam's apple
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the anterior wall of the larynx |
thyroid cartilage
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this cartilage of the larynx is unpaired and is ring shaped
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cricoid cartilage |
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inferior to the thyroid cartilage and is anchored to the trachea inferiorly
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cricoid cartilage |
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this is unpaired elastic cartilage
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epiglottis
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this cartilage is paired, small and pyramid shaped |
arytenoid cartilages
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a short, flexible air tube that is about 10 cm long |
trachea |
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this connects the larynx to the primary bronchi |
trachea
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inferiorly what does the trachea divide into?
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right and left pulmonary bronchi |
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this contains 16-20 incomplete, horizontal hyaline cartilages resembling the letter "C" |
trachea |
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as conducting passageways branch their diameters become _______________ |
smaller |
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what nervous system relaxes smooth muscle dilating the airways and improving lung ventilation |
sympathetic nervous system |
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what nervous system constricts smooth muscle constricting the airways |
parasympathetic
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