Chapter 13 Flashcards
______ oversees____ exchanges between the ______ and _______ environment
the respiratory system, gas, blood, external
passage ways to the lungs___, _______,and _____ the incoming air
purifu, war, and humidify
the respiratiry system also deals with ______ and ____
voal sounds and sense of smell
____________ are locaated in the ________ on the _________surface
olfactory receptors, mucosa, and the superior
rest of the cavity lined with_______
mucus membrane
functions of nasal cavity
moisten air
traps foreign particles
nasal cavity sepearated by_____
plate
anterior=____ posterior=________
hard(bone), soft(muscle)
___________ are ______ within_____surrouunding the nasal cavity; found in ____, ______, ______, and ______
paranasal sinues, cavities, bones, frontal, sphenoid bone, ethmoid, and maxilalry bone
function of the sinues
lighten the skull
act as resinance chmabers for speech
produce mucus that drains into nasal cavity
infections of sinuess is called
sinusitis
throat aka_____
pharynx
auditory tubes enter the ____
nassopharnx
ear infections are caused by
mucus and bacteria going into tubes
tonsils of the pharynx function in
immunity
larrynx is also called
voice box
the larynx routes __ and ___into proper channels
air and food
forms speech with____
vocal chords
structure of the larynx
thyroid cartilage
largets hyaline cartilage
protrudes anteriorly(adams apple)
superior opening of larynx
routes food larynx and air toward the trachea
epiglottis
vibrate with expelled air to create sound(speech)
vocal cords(vocal folds)
opening between vocal cords
glottis