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Chapter 14- Respiratory System Flashcards

1
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What are the two divisions of the Respiratory System?

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  • Upper Respiratory System

- Lower Respiratory System

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What does the Upper Respiratory System consists?

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  • Nose
  • Nasal cavity
  • Paranassal sinuses
  • Pharynx
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What does the Lower Respiratory System consists?

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  • Larynx
  • Trachea
  • Bronchi
  • Lungs
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What are the first fourth parts where the O2 lasses in the respiratory System? (ENNO)

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  1. External Nars
  2. Nasal cavity
  3. Nasopharynx
  4. Oropharynx
    All of these are part of the Upper Respiratory System
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What is the oropharynx made of?

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  • Stratified Squamous Epithelium

La parte en la que te quemas

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What are the next fourth parts of the pathway of the O2? (LELG)

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  1. Laryngopharynx
  2. Epiglottis
  3. Larynx
  4. Glottis
    These are part of the Lower Respiratory System
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What are the next six parts of the O2 pathway?

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  1. Trachea
  2. Left Primary Bronchus
  3. Secondary Bronchus
  4. Bronchiole
  5. Terminal bronchiole
    These are part of the Lower Respiratory System
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What are the last three parts of the O2 pathway?

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14.Respiratory Bronchiole
15. Alveolus
16. Erythocyte (Red blood cell)
These are all part of the Lower Respiratory System and the Respiratory Zone

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9
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What is the Alveolus?

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An air sac

The end of the bronchial tree in the lungs

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What are the Alveolus made of?

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Simple Squamous Epithelium

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What is the function of the Simple Squamous Epithelium in the alveolus?

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Allows for easy diffusion O2 molecule out of the alveolus and into the bloodstream, where it will be delivered to a body cell.

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12
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Where is the glottis?

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Between the vocal cords

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13
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What is bronchiole?

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Microscopic tube

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14
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What does the larynx looks like?

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Head of a snapping turtle

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15
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What is the turtle’s head?

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Thyroid cartilage

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What is the turtle’s lower jaw? (Parte de abajo cuando abre la boca)(la lengua)

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Cricoid cartilage

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17
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What is the neck of the turtle?

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Trachea

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18
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What are the parts of the Larynx? (6)

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  1. Thyrohyoid membrane
  2. Thyroid cartilage
  3. Laryngeal prominence
  4. Cricothyroid ligament
  5. Cricoid cartilage
  6. Tracheal rings
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19
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What is the Nasopharynx?

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Drains the middle ear open into the lateral ear

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20
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What is the uvula?

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Structure that hangs down in the back of the throat and reflects upward to seal off the nasopharynx

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What are the paranasal sinuses? (Huequitos)

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Frontal sinus
Maxillary sinus
Sphenoid/Sphenoidal sinus

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22
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What is the pharynx?

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The throat

23
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What is the voicebox?

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Larynx

24
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What are the parts of the conducting zone?

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  1. Trachea
  2. Primary bronchus
  3. Secondary bronchus
  4. Tertiary bronchus
  5. Bronchiole
25
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What is the tissue of the conducting zone?

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Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium

Except for bronchiole that is Simple cuboidal epithelium

26
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What is the tissue of the terminal bronchiole ?

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Simple cuboidal epithelium

27
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What are the parts of the respiratory zone?

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Respiratory bronchiole

Alveoli

28
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What is the respiratory zone tissue?

A

Simple squamous epithelium

29
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What does the conducting zone?

A

Transports air

30
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What does the respiratory zone?

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Delivers O2 to the blood

31
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From the bronchiole to the Terminal bronchiole, how many times it splits?

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20 times

32
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What are the membranes of the lungs?

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Parietal Pleura
Visceral Pleural
Pleural cavity

33
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Hoe many lobes has the left lung?

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Two lobes

34
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How many lobes has the right lung?

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Three lobes

35
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What is the parietal fluid?

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Serous fluid between parietal and visceral pleura

Helps to reduce friction between two membranes so they can slide smoothly

36
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Where is the trachea?

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Anterior to the epiglottis

It connects larynx to bronchi

37
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What is the trachea composed of ?

A

Cartilaginous rings

38
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What are the parts inside the trachea?

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Mucus
Mucocillary escalator
Goblet cell
Ciliated cell
Mucous gland
39
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What is the GENERAL structure of the O2 pathway?

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Right side of the heart
Pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary capillaries
Pulmonary veins
Left side of the heart
40
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The structure that drains the middle ear and opens into the lateral wall of the nasopharynx is the

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pharyngotympanic tube

41
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The nasal mucosa is composed of

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pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

42
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The flap of elastic cartilage that covers either the trachea or the esophagus and prevents food from going to the “wrong tube” is the

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epiglottis

43
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The respiratory zone of the respiratory tract is made up of the passageways that carry air to the sites of gas exchange.

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False

44
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The region of the pharynx that is posterior to the nasal cavity and superior to the soft palate is the

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nasopharynx

45
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The structures that filter incoming air are the

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nasal hairs

46
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The structure that hangs down in the back of the throat seal off the nasopharynx is the:

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uvula

47
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The structures that warm and moisten incoming air are the

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nasal turbinates

48
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The nasopharynx is a passageway for air.

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True

49
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The respiratory zone of the respiratory tract is composed of the regions where gas exchange actually takes place.

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True

50
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The nasopharynx is lined with simple squamous epithelium.

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False

51
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The conducting zone of the respiratory tract is made up of the passageways that carry air to the sites of gas exchange.

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True

52
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The region of the pharynx that is directly behind the mouth is the

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oropharynx

53
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The region of the pharynx that connects to the esophagus and the larynx is the

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laryngopharynx

54
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The mucociliary escalator is a region lined with ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium that captures particles in mucus and then pushes the particles up and out via the movement of cilia.

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True

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