EXAM 2 Flashcards
Smallest respiratory passages
Bronchioles
Separates the oral and nasal cavities
Palate
Major nerve stimulating the diaphragm
Phrenic nerve
Food passageway posterior to the trachea
Esophagus
Closes off the larynx during swallowing
Epiglottis
Windpipe
Trachea
Actual site of gas exchange
Alveoli
Pleural layer cover the thorax walls
Parietal pleura
Autonomic nervous system nerve serving the thorax
Vagus nerve
Lumen of the larynx
Glottis
Fleshy lobes in the nasal cavity that increase its surface area
Conchae
Closes the glottis during the Valsalva maneuver
Vocal folds
Closes the nasopharynx during swallowing
Uvula
The cilia of its mucosa beat upward toward the larynx
Primary bronchi
Respiratory volume inhaled or exhaled during normal breathing
Tidal Volume (TV)
Air in respiratory passages that does not contribute to gas exchange
Dead space volume
Total amount of exchangeable air
Vital capacity
Gas volume that allows gas exchange to go on continuously, always present in lungs even after a forceful exhale
Residual volume
Amount of air that can still be exhaled (forcibly) after a normal exhalation
Expiratory reserve volume (ERV)
Sum of all lung volumes
Total lung capacity (TLC)
Barring pneumothorax, this pressure is always lower than atmospheric pressure (that is, is negative pressure)
Intrapleural pressure
Pressure of air outside the body
Atmospheric pressure
As it decreases, air flows into the passageways of the lungs
Intrapulmonary pressure