Exercise 36 — Respiratory System Flashcards
funtion of respiratory system
supplies the body with oxygen and disposes of carbon dioxide
4 processes of respiration
1. pulmonary ventilation: breathing
- external respiration: gas exchange between blood and chambers of lungs
- transport of resp. gases: from lungs to tissues of body via blood
- internal respiration: exchange of gases between systemic blood and tissue cells
voice box
larynx
windpipe
trachea
trachea divides into…
right and left main bronchi
main bronchi divide into…
lobar bronchi
lobar bronchi divide into…
segmental bronchi
passages in lungs smaller than 1mm diameter
bronchioles
each bronchiole divides into…
respiratory bronchioles
branching of respiratory passageways
bronchial tree
respiratory bronchioles subdivide into…
which terminate in…
alveolar ducts
Alveoli
trachea to Alveoli (8)
trachea
main bronchi
lobar bronchi
segmental bronchi
bronchioles
respiratory bronchioles
alveolar ducts
Alveoli
blood air barrier
respiratory membrane
gas exchange occurs at the ______ ____ _______, while other routes are ______ ______ _______.
respiratory zone structures
conducting zone structures
the lung is connected at the ____ by a _____ to the mediastinum
hilum
root
surfaces in contact with ribs
costal surface
superior point of lungs
apex
serous membrane containing lungs
pleura
pleura outer layer
between
pleura inner layer
parietal pleura
pleural cavity
visceral pleura
