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15 Cards in this Set
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Upper airway:
a) structure |
Nasal cavity
Oral cavity Pharynx |
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Pharynx:
a) structure |
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx Laryngopharynx |
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Nasal cavity:
a) structure b) location |
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The maxillary, frontal, nasal, ethmoid, and sphenoid bones comprise the lateral and superior walls of the nasal cavity. The hard palate forms the floor of the nasal cavity. The septum separates the right and left nasal cavities. B The most superior part of the airway. |
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Mucous membrane:
a) definition b) function |
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Lining in the body cavities that handle air transport; usually contains small, mucus secreting cells. B Traps particles Warms, filters, and humidifies air |
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Nare:
a) definition b) function |
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Nostril B Air enters at the nares |
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Oral cavity:
a) structure |
The cheeks, hard palate, soft palate, tongue
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Tongue:
a) consideration |
Most common airway obstruction
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Pharynx:
a) definition b) function |
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A muscular tube that extends vertically from the back of the soft palate to the superior aspect of the esophagus B Allows air to flow into and out of the respiratory tract and food and liquids to pass into the digestive system. |
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Larynx:
a) definition b) structure |
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Complex structure that joins the pharynx with the trachea. B Consists of the thyroid and cricoid cartilage, glottic opening, vocal cords, arytenoid cartilage, pyriform fossae, and cricothyroid membrane. |
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Thyroid cartilage:
a) nickname |
Adam's apple
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Oxygen:
a) definition |
Gas necessary for energy production
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Carbon dioxide:
a) definition |
Waste product of the body's metabolism
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Respiration:
a) definition |
The exchange of gases between a living organism and its environment.
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Septum:
a) definition |
Cartilage that separates the right and left nasal cavities.
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Sinus:
a) definition |
Air cavity that conducts fluids from the eustachian tubes and tear ducts to and from the nasopharynx.
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