anatomy and physiology of respiration

Question 1

nose

Answer 1

air enters from the nostrils (nares) passes through nasal cavity

Question 2

nasal cavities

Answer 2

lined with mucous membrane and tiny hairs (cilia); filters out foreign materials

Question 3

paranasal sinuses

Answer 3

hallow air-containing spaces; communicate with nasial cavity

Question 4

pharynx (throat)

Answer 4

includes the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx

Question 5

nasopharynx

Answer 5

contains the adenoids or (pharyngeal tonsils)

Question 6

oropharynx

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contains the palatine tonsils; they re 2 round masses of lymphatic tissue

Question 7

laryngopharynx

Answer 7

passage way that divides into the larynx (voice box) and esophagus

Question 8

esophagus

Answer 8

leads to the stomach and carries food to be digested

Question 9

larynx (voice box)

Answer 9

contains vocal cords and used for breathing, swallowing and talking

Question 10

thyroid cartilage

Answer 10

Adams apple

Question 11

epiglottis

Answer 11

the lid the covers larynx to prevent chocking, and food going down the wrong pipe

Question 12

glottis

Answer 12

slit like opening to larynx

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trachea (windpipe)

Answer 13

windpipe that connects larynx to lungs; stays stiffened by C-shaped rings of cartilage

Question 14

mediastinum (mee-dee-uh-stai-nuhm)

Answer 14

region between the lungs in chest; divides into 2 parts left and right bronchial tubes

Question 15

bronchi (singular: bronchus)

Answer 15

branch of trachea (windpipe) that is a passageway into the lungs; bronchial tube

Question 16

bronchioles

Answer 16

smallest branch of the bronchi

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terminal bronchiole

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narrows into alveolar duct

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alveoli (singular: alveolus)

Answer 18

air sacs located in the lungs

Question 19

capillary

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allows an exchange of gases to happen

Question 20

erythrocytes

Answer 20

carries oxygenated blood away from lungs and to body parts; and carries deoxygenated blood back to lungs

Question 21

pleura

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double-layered membrane surrounding each lung

Question 22

parietal pleura

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outer layer of the double-layered membrane

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visceral pleura

Answer 23

inner layer closes to the lungs

Question 24

right lung

Answer 24

slightly larger divided into 3 lobes

Question 25

left lung

Answer 25

smaller and has 2 lobes

Question 26

apex

Answer 26

uppermost part of the lungs

Question 27

base

Answer 27

lower region of lungs

Question 28

hilum

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middle part of the lungs where bronchial tubes, blood vessels, and nerves exit and enter

Question 29

diaphragm

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located in thoracic cavity; contracts to pull air into lungs then relaxes and pushes air out

Question 30

inhalation (inspiration)

Answer 30

breathing in; diaphragm contracts (moves down)

Question 31

exhalation (expiration)

Answer 31

breathing out; diaphragm relaxes (goes up)