4.2 Flashcards
Air enters the______ where it is warmed, filtered and humidified
nasal cavity
The _____ is a region of the respiratory tract that is shared with the digestive system
pharynx
The ____ contains the vocal folds necessary for sound production.
larynx
The _____ is found in the neck and upper portion of the thorax
trachea
The ______ is an unpaired cartilage that covers the laryngeal opening during swallowing.
epiglottis
The ____ is a bone that allows for skeletal muscle attachment.
hyoid
The ______ is the largest cartilage in the larynx.
thyroid cartilage
The ______ is the only cartilage of the respiratory tract that is a complete ring
cricoid cartilage
The ______ are 13-15 C-shaped cartilage rings.
tracheal cartilage
Is the following expiration or inspiration: Diaphragm moves superiorly
expiration
Is the following expiration or inspiration: ribs move down and in
expiration
Is the following expiration or inspiration: decrease in width of thorax
expiration
Is the following expiration or inspiration: internal intercostals contract
expiration
Is the following expiration or inspiration: diaphragm moves inferiorly
inspiration
Is the following expiration or inspiration: ribs move up and out
inspiration
Is the following expiration or inspiration: external intercostals contract
inspiration
Is the following expiration or inspiration: thorax increases in volume
inspiration
Put the structures of the lower respiratory tract in order, following the path air takes during inhalation.
Trachea—>Main bronchi—>lobar bronchi—> segmental bronchi —> terminal bronchioles —> alveoli
The ____ lung contains three lobes.
right
The ____ lung contains a cardiac notch.
left
The _____ is shorter, wider and more vertical.
right main bronchus
The _______ is a thin membrane that is fused to the surface of the lungs.
visceral pleura
The _____ is located at the bifurcation of the trachea.
carina
Alveoli are comprised of two types of cells. ____ cells are thin squamous cells. _____ cells are large cuboidal cells.
Type I;
Type II
The function of type I cells is to _______ while type II cells secrete _______.
allow gas exchange; surfactant
________ reduces surface tension in the alveolus.
surfactant
The_______ _______ separates the capillary blood from the alveolar air.
respiratory membrane
Gases diffuse across the respiratory membrane. Oxygen diffuses from the ______ and carbon dioxide diffuses from the _______
air to the blood;
blood to the air.
T/F: The alveoli never attain equal pressure with the ambient (outside) air.
False; The alveoli do attain equal pressure with ambient air.
During expiration decreased alveolar volume causes…
increased alveolar pressure
The result of the process of inspiration is..
Increased alveolar volume causes decreased alveolar pressure