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13 Cards in this Set
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Organs of the Respiratory System ? |
Nose/nasal cavity, Pharynx, Larynx, Bronchi, Bronchioles, lungs-alveoli |
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Function of the Nasal cavity ? |
Moistens Air • Traps incoming foreign particles |
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Throat |
Pharynx |
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Muscular passage from nasal cavity to larynx ? |
Pharynx (Throat) |
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Auditory tubes enter the nasopharynx ? |
Structures of the Pharynx |
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Tonsils of the Pharynx (in the nasopharynx) ? |
Pharyngeal tonsil (adenoids) |
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Tonsils of the pharynx (in the oropharynx) ? |
Palatine tonsil |
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Tonsils of the Pharynx (at the base of the tongue) ? |
Lingual tonsils |
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Voice box ? |
Larynx |
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Routes air and food into proper channels, Plays a role in speech, Made of eight rigid hyaline cartilages and a spoon-shaped flap of elastic cartilage (epiglottis) |
Larynx |
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Plays a role in speech |
Larynx |
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Made of eight rigid hyaline cartilages and a spoon-shaped flap of elastic cartilage (epiglottis) |
Larynx |
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Thyroid cartilage, Largest hyaline cartilage, Protrudes anterioirly (Adam's apple) |
Structures of the Larynx |
