Exercise 23 Flashcards
pleural layer attached directly to the lung
Visceral pleura
floor of the nasal cavity
palate
food and fluid passageway inferior to the laryngopharynx
esophagus
flaps over the glottis during swallowing of food
epiglottis
contains the vocal cords
larynx
part of conducting pathway between larynx and the primary bronchii
trachea
pleural layer lining the wall of the thorax
parietal pleura
site from which oxygen enters the pulmonary blood
alveolus
opening between the vocal folds
epiglottis
increases air turbulence in the nasal cavity
concha
gas exchanges to and from pulmonary circuit blood that occurs in the lungs
External Respiration
Exchange of gasses to and from the blood capillaries of the systemic circulation
Internal Respiration