Anatomy Flashcards
1
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2 primary functions of respiratory system
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- Ventilation: mass movement of gas in and out of lungs
2. Gas exchange: transfer of O2 into blood and removal of CO2
2
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Lung clearance systems
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- Mucociliary clearance
2. Cough
3
Q
Anatomy of respiratory system
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- URT
- LRT
- Pleural cavity
- Thoracic cage
- Respiratory muscles
4
Q
URT has
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- Nasal cavity
- Pharynx
- Larynx
5
Q
LRT has
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- Conducting part
2. Gaseous exchange part
6
Q
Function of conducting part of LRT
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- Conducts air into gaseous exchange parts of lungs
2. Traps particles 1-5um via sedimentation via MCC
7
Q
Airway lining of LRT
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- Central airways - mucus layer, ciliated epithelium, goblet cells, submucosal glands
- Peripheral airways - less cilia, Clara cells
8
Q
Function of gaseous exchange part of LRT
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Gas exchange between O2 and CO2 occurs via diffusion in alveoli that are both ventilated and perfused
9
Q
Right lung lobes are
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UL, ML, LL
10
Q
Left lobes are
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UL and LL
11
Q
Left lung fissure are
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Oblique fissure
12
Q
Right lung fissures are
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Horizontal and oblique fissure
13
Q
The pleura are what type of membrane
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Serous
14
Q
The 2 pleuras are
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- Visceral pleura
2. Parietal pleura
15
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Visceral pleura attaches to the
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Lungs
