ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY Flashcards
The passageways b/w the ambient environment and the gas exchange units of the lungs
Conducting airways
the Conducting airways is divided into?
Upper and Lower RS
The upper airways include the what structures?(MAIN 4 structures)
Nose, Oral Cavity, Pharynx, Larynx
- Filters, humidifies, and conditions inspired air
- Site for olfaction
- Generate resonance in phonation
Nose
other term for nostril
nares
other term for hair follicles
vibrissae
- Separate inspired gas into several different airstreams w/c increases the contact area b/w inspired air and the warm, moist surface of the nasal mucosa.
Turbinates aka conchae
3 parts of turbinates
superior, middle, inferior conchae
When warm air is cold, the vascular system becomes engorged with ________ and warms the air.
blood
widening of the nostrils during periods of respiratory difficulty
nasal flaring
- associated with respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, pneumonia, acute asthma, any airway obstruction
nasal flaring
reverse of nasal flaring.* associated with nasal obstruction
* Causes the person to be an obligate mouth breather
alar collapse
Name the 4 Paranasal SInuses
Frontal , Ethmoid, Maxillary, Sphenoid
- These produce mucus for the nasal cavity and act as resonating chambers for the production of sound.
Paranasal SInuses
Name the 3 regions of Pharynx
Nasopharynx, Oropharynx, Laryngopharynx
- A vestibule opening into the trachea from the pharynx
- Acts as a passageway of air b/w pharynx and trachea
- Protects against aspiration
- Generates sound for speech
Larynx
- Consists of a framework of 9 cartilages
Larynx
what are the single cartilages of larynx?
Thyroid, Cricoid, Epiglottis
What are the paired cartilages of larynx?
Arytenoid, Corniculate, Cuneiform
most important because they influence changes in position and tension of the vocal folds (true vocal cords for speech)
Arytenoid
- Consists of a series of branching airways (generations) w/c become progressively narrower, shorter, and more numerous
Tracheobronchial Tree
Form of TBT which conducts air
Cartilaginous Airways