Chapter 18, 19, 21, & 23 Review Flashcards
large tube supported by c shaped rings of cartilage; often called the windpipe
trachea
cartilaginous ridge at the end of the trachea
carina
acts as a passageway between the pharynx & trachea; also produces sound
larynx
large tubes (one for each lung) that serve as passageways for air
bronchi
muscular tube commonly called the throat
pharynx
where gas exchange takes place
alveoli
small airways that lack supportive cartilage
bronchioles
air is warmed & moistened in the __
nasal cavity
what region of the pharynx contains openings for the Eustachian tubes?
nasopharynx
which region of the pharynx contains the tonsils
oropharynx
the inspiratory & expiratory centers are located in the __
medulla
a piece of cartilage called the __ closes over the top of the larynx during swallowing to direct food & liquids into the esophagus
epiglottis
the right lung contains __ lobes & the left lung contains __ lungs
3, 2
what term is used to indicate abnormally slow breathing
bradypnea
what term is used to indicate abnormally fast breathing?
tachypnea