Chapter 25 : Repiratory System Flashcards
What makes up the lower respiratory system?
Larynx
trachea
bronchial tree
alveoli
What makes up the upper respiratory system?
nose nasal cavity sinuses oral cavity pharynx
What are the parts of the pharynx?
nasopharynx
oropharynx
laryngopharynx
What are the sinuses of the upper respiratory system?
Frontal sinus
sphenoidal sinus
ethmoidal sinus
maxillary sinus
what is usually referred to as the voice box?
Larynx
____ is a ligament with a mucus membrane covering.
Folds
__ is a kind of epithelial tissue that lines the trachea.
pseudostratified columnar
___ is the process of ridding the respiratory tract of “bad stuff” and moving it up to either be swallowed or coughed out.
mucociliary escalator
What in the bronchial tree has smooth muscle?
bronchioles
What is the order of the bronchial tree?
bronchi
bronchioles
alveoli
What happens during an asthma attack?
- contraction of smooth muscle
- swollen submucosa
- extra mucus secretion
- narrowed passageway
What are air sacs with a capillary bed surrounding them?
alveoli
The right lung has __ lobes and the left lung has __ lobes.
3
2
___ is the membrane that surrounds the lungs.
Parietal Pleura
What are the layers of the Pleura?
Parietal
Pleura Caivity/space filled with fluid
visceral
Inflammation or infection of the lungs is called what?
pleuritis / pleurisy
__ is a collapsed lung.
Atelectasis
what causes ateleasis?
- obstruction of respiratory passageway
- compression of lung by invasion of thoracic space
- loss of contact bt parietal and visceral pleura
Air in the pleural space is called what?
pneumothorax
Atelectasis occurs after or before a pneumothorax?
after
Blood entering the pleural space is called what?
hemothorax
__ is exchange of gas between atmosphere and body cells.
respiration
what events occur during respiration?
- pulmonary ventilation
- external respiration
- transport of gases in blood lungs to body tissues
- internal respiration
What is the driving force of air flow?
pressure