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6 parts of respiratory system
Nose, trachea, pharynx, larynx, bronchi, lungs
2 process of respiration
External, internal
2 functions of the nose
Air passageway, traps dust
Primary function of the pharynx
Passageway for air and food
Another name for larynx
Voice box
Function of larynx
Produces sound
Primary function of trachea
Passageway for air
Provides passageway for for air to, throughout, and from lungs
Bronchi
Bring Air into contact with blood so that oxygen and co2 can be exchanged
Lungs
External entrance of the nose is know as
The nostrils or nares
Smell Receptors are located in the upper portion of the nasal cavity. These special nerve cells that have __________ that send messages to the brain
Cilia
Three portions of the pharynx
Nasopharynx, oropharnyx, larngopharnyx
Lymphoid tissue is associated with the pharynx are
Tonsils and adenoids
The ________ is a narrow slit at the opening between the vocal cords
Glottis
The _______ _________ Is the largest Cartlidge in the larynx and form the structure commonly called the Adams apple
Thyroid cartilage
The _________ Covers the entrance from the larynx. During swallowing it acts as a lid to prevent aspiration of food or liquid into the trachea
Epiglottis
Another name for The trachea is
Windpipe
Each bronchial tube interest along at a depression called the
Hilum
The Longs occupy a large portion of the thoracic cavity and are enclosed in a membrane known as the
Pleura
The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by musculomembranous wall known as the
Diaphragm
Central portion of the thoracic cavity, between the lungs, is a space called the __________ which contains the heart
mediastinum
The right lung contains ______ lobes while the left lung contains _____ two lobes
Three, two
The left lung is slightly smaller than the right lung and has indentations called the ________ ________ which allows room for the heart
Cardiac depression
The lungs contain _______ which are the air cells where the exchange of oxygen and co2 take place
Alveoli
________ volume is a test to measure the amount of air in a single inspiration and expiration
Tidal
___________ _________ capacity is the volume of air that remains in the lungs at the end of a normal expiration
Functional residual
_________ _______ capacity is the maximal volume of air in the lungs after a maximal inspiration
Total lung
Vital signs
Temp, respiration, pulse, blood pressure
CXR
Chest X-ray
R
Respiration
TV
Tidal volume
TLC
Total lung capacity
RV
Residual volume
ABGs
Arterial blood gasses
CF
Cystic fibrosis
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ET
Endotracheal