Chapter 12: Respiratory System Flashcards
respiration
mechanical process of breathing, the exchange between
external respiration
exchange of air in the lung capillaries
internal respiration
exchange of gases in the cells
inhalation
oxygen passes from the environment into the lung air sacs and blood capillaries of the lung
exhalation
CO2 passes from the capillary blood vessels into the air sacs of the lungs to be exhaled
nose
nostrils
nares
two openings
nasal cavity
lined with mucous membrane and fine hairs (cilia) to help filter foreign bodies
- also warms and moistens air
paranasal sinus
hallow, air-containing space within the skull that communicates with nasal cavity
pharynx
throat
3 sections of the pharynx
nasopharynx
oropharynx
laryngopharynx
nasophranyx
contains pharyngeal tonsils/ adenoids
oropharynx
contains palatine tonsils
laryngopharynx
divides larynx and esophagus
epiglottis
flap of cartilage attached to the root of the tongue
trachea
windpipe
mediastinum
region between the lungs
bronchial tube
bronchi
divides trachea into two branches
bronchioles
smallest branches of the bronchi
terminal bronchiole
leads to the alveolar duct
alveoli
air sac in the lung
capillary
erythrocytes
pleura
double layered membrane that covers each lung
parietal pleura
outer layer of the membrane, closer to ribs
visceral pleura
inner layer, closer to lung
apex
uppermost part of lung
base
lowest part of the lung
hilum
midline region where blood vessels, nerves, lymphatic tissue, and bronchial tubes enter
diaphragm
muscular partition separating thoracic and abdominal cavity
carbon dioxide
gas produced by body cells when oxygen and carbon atoms from food combine
cilia
thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract
glottis
slit-like opening to the larynx
hilum of the lung
midline region where bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit lungs
lobe
division of the lung
oxygen
passed through the bloodstream at the lungs and travels to all body cells