CHAPTER 17 part 1 Flashcards
two types of tracts
upper and lower respiratory tract
what tract: warms and filters air
upper respiratory tract
what tract: accomplishes gas exchange
lower respiratory tract
carries the oxygen especially the hemoglobin that is located at the rbc
blood
bubbles or like balloon shape organ
alveoli
it is ‘where the gas and carbon dioxide exchange’ with the help of capillaries
alveoli
are the NETWORK OF SMALL BLOOD VESSELS that ‘facilitates diffusion’
capillaries
passageway for air to pass to and from the lungs
nose
what are the paranasal sinuses
FEMS
frontal
ethmoids
maxillary
sphenoid
sinus above your eyes
frontal
sinus between eyes
ethmoid
sinus behind the eyes
sphenoid
sinus below the eyes
maxillary
connects the nasal and oral cavities to the larynx
pharynx/throat
the voice box
larynx
a leaf shape flap which is located behind the throat
epiglottis
opens when there is a process of inspiration or breathing
epiglottis
closes for swallowing of food
epiglottis
the wind pipe
trachea
a hollow tube organ that connects your larynx going to the bronchi of the lungs
trachea
how many lobes in the lungs
2 left
3 right
it protects the lungs and other organs located the thoracic cavity
pleura
2 types of pleura
parietal pleura
visceral pleura
the pleura that covers the inner surface of the thoracic cavity
parietal pleura
the pleura that covers the surface of the lungs
visceral pleura
central portion of the respiratory system
mediastinum
it is where diffusion takes place
alveoli
it is the exchange of gases
diffusion
it is called the delivery of the oxygen
perfusion
it DELIVERS OXYGENATED BLOOD throughout the tissues and systems of the body
artery
give example of GENERAL APPEARANCE that may give clues to respiratory status
clubbing of fingers
skin color (cyanosis)
what is the assessment for lower respiratory structures:
(ARRANGEMENT)
IPPA
inspection
palpation
percussion
auscultation
