Final - Respiratory Sys Flashcards

1
Q

The nasal cavity is formed by …

A

ethmoid
maxilla
hard and soft palates

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2
Q

The nasal cavity is divided into what laterally into what?

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Two nasal fosse by the nasal septum

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3
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These ridges which project from the ethmoid, divide each fossa into meatuses

A

Nasal conchae

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4
Q

The nasal cavity wall is covered by _____ ______ that cleanses the air as it passes through the cavity

A

mucous membrane

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5
Q

Nasal turbinates slow air flow for

A

humidifying and trapping the particulates

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6
Q

The upper respiratory stops at this

A

The Larynx

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7
Q

The Larynx is the top of what?

A

the lower respiratory system

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8
Q

another word for nostril

A

external nares

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9
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another word for internal nares

A

choanae

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10
Q

another word for the pharyngeal tonsil

A

adenoid

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11
Q

The pharynx connects the oral and nasal cavities with the

A

esophagus and larynx

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12
Q

The three parts of the pharynx are

A

nasopharynx
oropharynx
laryngopharynx

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13
Q

air and food/water cross paths here

A

the oropharynx

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14
Q

conducts air

has pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

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nasopharynx

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15
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  • serves as the passageway for food and drink

- nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium

A

oropharynx / laryngopharynx

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16
Q

posterior to the nasal cavity

A

nasopharynx

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17
Q

posterior to the oral cavity

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oropharynx

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18
Q

Extends from hyoid bone to beginning of esophagus

A

laryngopharynx

19
Q

the larynx controls the passage of air into the

A

lower respiratory tract

20
Q

The larynx opening is controlled by the

A

epiglottis

21
Q

The larynx contains

A

vocal folds (true vocal cord)

22
Q

name of this: ligaments covered by mucous membrane

23
Q

the trachea extends from the larynx to the

A

primary bronchi

24
Q

the trachea is kept open by

A

C-shaped cartilage rings

25
What is made of hyaline cartilage in the respiratory system
- C-shaped tracheal rings | - laryngeal cartilages minus the epiglottis
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The wall of the trachea contain several layers called
inner mucosa submucosa outer adventitia
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The trachea is smaller than the larynx
false
28
why is the back of the trachea not cartilage?
to allow the esophagus to expand
29
The lungs lie in the thoracic cavity, on either side of the ______ and enclosed within the ____
mediastinum pleurae
30
The root of the lung includes the
primary bronchus | pulmonary artery / vein
31
The primary bronchus and primary artery / vein pass through the..
pulmonary hilum
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The parietal layer of the lung is attached to the
bone
33
the visceral layer of the lung is attached to the
lung
34
There's a partial ____ in the pleural cavity
vacuum
35
What is on the left lung that's not on the right?
the cardiac notch
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What's on the right lung that's not on the left?
Horizontal fissure | middle lobe
37
The pulmonary tree consists of a conducting division, though which ____ _____, and a respiratory division, where ____ _______ occurs
gas travels gas exchange
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The conducting division of the lung consists of _____ and successively branching ________
bronchi bronchioles
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The ultimate branches in the conducting division are...
terminal bronchioles
40
The respiratory division consists of
respiratory bronchioles alveolar ducts alveolar sacs
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The alveoli are separated from one another by
interalveolar septa
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septal cells secrete ____, which reduces the collapse of ____
surfactant alveoli
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Diffusion is down a ______ ______
concentration gradient
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Alveoli have no _____ and no _____ muscle
cartilage | smooth