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8. The Respiratory System Flashcards

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Has been designed to take oxygen into the body, and get rid of carbon dioxide and some other waste products of bodily activity

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Respiratory System

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2 chambers of the nose

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Nasal cavities

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lies posterior to the nasal cavities, mouth, and larynx

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The Pharynx or throat

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projects posteriorly from the hard palate

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Soft palate

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canal between the nasal pharynx and middle ear, opens into the lateral side of the nasal pharynx

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Auditory tube

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are located on the posterior wall of the nasal pharynx

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Adenoids

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is a flat leaflike plate of cartilage

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Epiglottis

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masses of lymphoid tissue

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Tonsils

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organ of voice or voice box

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Larynx

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is a triangular boxlike structure that lies in the anterior part of the neck

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Larynx

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compose of 2 flat plates of cartilage placed vertically and joined together at the midline anteriorly

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Thyroid cartilage

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is shaped like a signet ring. It encircles the larynx below the thyroid cartilage

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Cricoid cartilage

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are paired folds of the lining membrane of the larynx that extend medially from each sidewall of the larynx towards the midline

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Vocal folds

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is the slitlike opening between the vocal folds

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Glottis

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is a hollow tube 11 cm or about 4.5 inches in length extending from the larynx above to bronchi below. Consists of 16 to 20 incomplete ring

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Trachea or windpipe

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are hollow branched tubes continuous above with the trachea

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Bronchi

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is a ridge of cartilage between the openings from the trachea into right and left main bronchi.

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Carina

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Bifurcation of the trachea

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Carina

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are formed by the division of the smallest bronchi

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Bronchioles

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smallest bronchioles that leads into the air sacs of the lungs

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Respiratory bronchioles

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soft tissue study

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Pharyngography

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The lungs are divided into

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lobes – segments – alveolar sacs – alveoli

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the upper bluntly pointed end, and reaches one inch above the clavicle

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Apex

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the broad lower end is concave and rests upon the upper convex surface of the diaphragm

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Base

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is a depression or indention on the medial surface of each lung where the structures enter or leave the lung
Hilum
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consists of structures entering or leaving the lungs at the hila, the blood vessels and the main bronchi
Roots
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of the lung is that surface that lies adjacent to the ribs and cartilages
Costal surface
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surface of the lungs that is the part in contact with the diaphragm
Diaphragmatic surface
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surface of the lungs in contact with the mediastinum
Mediastinal surface
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are narrow grooves or slits that divide the lung into lobes
Fissures
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can be traced around the chest wall from the 5th thoracic vertebrae behind, obliquely downwards, and forward to the anterior end of the 6th rib
Oblique fissures
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begins at the axillary border of the right lung
Horizontal fissure
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are the structural units of the lungs, each with its segmental bronchus, segmental artery and vein
Pulmonary segments
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a cup-shaped microscopic structures that with many other similar structures form the wall of an alveolar or air sac
Alveolus
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a small tub or cavity
alveolus
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Functional unit of the lung
alveolus
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is the expanded saclike cavity opening from a small division (alveolar duct) of a respiratory bronchiole
Alveolar sac or air sac
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includes a respiratory bronchiole, its alveolar ducts, their alveolar sacs and alveoli, and the blood vessels of this unit
Lobules of the lungs
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Each ___ is a small division of a pulmonary segment
lobule
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forms the lining membrane of the chest and the covering of each lung
Pleura
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It is a serous membrane similar to the pericardium and peritoneum, and secretes a thin watery fluid
Pleura
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covers each lung except at the root
Visceral pleura (NA. pulmonary pleura)
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lines the chest cavity on each side
Parietal pleura
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that part of the parietal pleura on the upper surface of the diaphragm
Diaphragmatic pleura
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is the parietal pleura that lines the rib cage
Costal pleura
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is the parietal pleura on each lateral surface of the mediastinum
Mediastinal pleura
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is the space between the lung and the chest wall
Pleural cavity
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a narrow space where the inner surface of the lower chest wall and the diaphragm are in contact
Costophrenic sinus or recess (NA. costodiaphragmatic recess)
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OT. Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary Trunk
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They form capillaries about the alveoli for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
Pulmonary arteries – 1 Rt. and 1 Lt
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• They furnish nutrients to the respiratory bronchioles and alveolar sacs
Pulmonary arteries – 1 Rt. and 1 Lt
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origin – Rt. ventricle
Pulmonary arteries, rt. and lt. lobar, segmental, smaller branches and lung capillaries
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termination in left atrium
Pulmonary veins – 2 rt. and 2 lt. tributaries
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1 rt. and 2 lt
Bronchial arteries
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Respiration process is repeated about __ times per minute, and is controlled by impulses from the respiratory center in the _____. Carbon dioxide circulating in the blood stimulates this center
18, | hindbrain
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the volume of air that can be expelled (breathed out) from the lungs by forced expiration, following the greatest possible inspiration, is _____
Vital Capacity, | 3500 to 4800 ml
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the volume of air that is breathed in or out during normal quiet inspiration or expiration: ____
Tidal Air, | 500 ml
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the extra volume of air that can be inspired following a normal inspiration: _____
Inspiratory reserve volume – (complemental), | 1500 to 2000 ml
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the volume of air that can be expelled from the lungs following a normal expiration: _____
Expiratory reserve volume – (supplemental), | 1500 ml
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the amount of air that remains in the lungs following a forced expiration, that cannot be expelled is _____
Residual Volume, | 1200 to 1500 ml
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Functions of the Respiratory System
* To supply oxygen to the blood * To get rid of accumulated carbon dioxide * To get rid of some moisture (water) * To get rid of some waste products
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middle partition
Mediastinum
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Is a vertical partition located in the median plane of the chest and separating the lungs from each other
Mediastinum
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Right Lung Upper Lobe
- Apical (1) - Posterior (2) - Anterior (3)
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Left Lung Upper Lobe
- Apical posterior (1&2) - Anterior (3) - Superior lingual (4) - Inferior lingual (5)
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Right Lung Middle Lobe
- Lateral (4) | - Medial (5)
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Right Lung Lower Lobe
- Superior (6) - Medial basal (7) - Anterior basal (8) - Lateral basal (9) - Posterior basal (10)
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Left Lung Lower Lobe
- Superior (6) - Medial basal (7) - Anterior basal (8) - Lateral basal (9) - Posterior basal (10)
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is divided into superior part, and inferior part. The inferior part is further divided into anterior, middle, and posterior parts
mediastinum
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no lung, lungs has not formed
Agenesis (aplasia is similar)
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production
genesis
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underdevelopment
Hypoplasia
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hollow cavities filled with fluid
Cysts
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the main or other bronchus or trachea communicates with the esophagus
Broncheoesophageal fistula
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collapse of the whole or part of a lung from obstruction of a bronchus
Atelectasis
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the dilatation of the bronchus
Bronchiectasis
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inflammation of the bronchus
Bronchitis
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inflammation of trachea and bronchi
Tracheobronchitis
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inflammation of the larynx
Laryngitis
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inflammation of the lung
Pneumonitis
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inflammation of part of a lobe or segment
Bronchopneumonia
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inflammation of one or more lobes by a specific microorganism
Lobar pneumonia
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inflammation due to virus
Virus – pneumonia
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inflammation of the pleura
Pleurisy
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fluid in the pleural cavity
Pleural effusion
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pus in the pleural cavity
Empyema
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blood in the pleural cavity
Hemothorax
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fluid walled off in a part of the pleural cavity
Encapsulated empyema or effusion
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an opening is made into the trachea in the neck anteriorly so the air may pass into the lungs
Tracheotomy
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one of the pulmonary lobes is removed
Lobectomy
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an entire lung is removed
Pneumonectomy
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a lung segment is removed
Segmental resection
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the ribs are cut through in several places and flattened in order to cause collapse of a lung
Thoracoplasty
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insertion of a hollow needle through the chest wall into the pleural cavity to remove air or fluid
Thoracocentesis

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