lab 5 Flashcards
organs of the respiratory system
- nose
- pharynx
- larynx
- trachea
- bronchi
- lungs
Upper respiratory
nose and pharynx
nose
- air enters the nose through the
- 3 functions
- the external nares and into the nasal cavity
- incoming air is warmed, humidified and filtered by the nasal mucosa
- contains receptors for olfactory stimuli
- act as a resonance chambers in speech
- incoming air is warmed, humidified and filtered by the nasal mucosa
nasal septum
a vertical partition that divides the right and left side
palate of the oral cavity
-composed of
anterior, bony hard palate and the posterior muscular soft palate
vestibule
- location
- defnition
- anterior portion of each nostril
- coarse nose hairs
what are the projections that extends from the lateral walls of each nasal cavity
the superior, middle and inferior nasal conchae or turbinates
nasal cavity flow of air
- external nares
- nasal cavity
- internal nares
- pharynx
pharynx
- definition
- composed of
- lined by
- 3 regions
- 5” tube which extends from the nasal cavity to the entrances of the larynx and esophagus
- skeletal muscle
- lined with a mucus membrane
- nasopharynx
- oropharynx
- laryngopharynx
- nasopharynx
nasopharynx
- superior or middle or inferior section
- extends from
- lined with
- contains 4 openings
- also contains which structure
- superior
- the posterior portion of the nasal cavity to the plane of the soft palate
- psuedostratified columnar epithelium modified with cilia and goblet cells
- 2 internal nares
- 2 eustachian tube openings
- 2 internal nares
- pharyngeal tonsil or adenoid
oropharynx
- superior, middle or inferior section
- extends from
- lined with
- 1 opening
- contains
- middle section
- the soft palate to the hyoid bone
- stratified squamous epithelium
- fauces (mouth)
- the paired palatine and lingual tonsils
laryngopharynx
- superior, middle, or inferior section
- extends from
- function
- inferior portion
- hyoid bone to the entrance of the esophagus and larynx
- serves as a common passageway for both air and food
lower respiratory structures
-5
- larynx
- trachea
- bronchi
- lungs
- lung lobule
larynx
- aka
- connects what
- wall is supported by what
- voice box
- laryngopharynx with the trachea
- several pieces of cartilage
piece of cartilage of the larynx
- thyroid cartilage
- epiglottis
- cricoid
- arytenoid
- smaller paired corniculate and cuniform cartilage
2 functions of the larynx
- epiglottis cartilage forms a lid over the larynx so that food and liquids are directed into the esophagus and is kept out of the respiratory system
- Voice production
voice production
- upper
- lower
- how is sound produced
- false vocal folds (cords)
- true vocal folds (cords
- both vibrate to create sound waves
trachea
- aka
- length
- lined with
- what supports the walls
- windpipe
- 4 1/2”
- from larynx to the level of the fifth throacic vertebra where it divides into right and left primary bronchi
- psuedostratified epithelium which is modified with cilia and goblet cells
- C-shaped cartilage
open ends of the C-shaped are located
posteriorly and are held together by a smooth muscle called the trachealis muscle
functions of the trachea
- mucus
- cartilage rings
- open end of C rings
- the mucus traps dust that is propelled by cilia away from the lungs toward the pharynx where it is expectorated or swallowed
- the cartilage rings reinforce the trachea to prevent the airway from collapsing
- the open end of the C shaped cartilages permit the esophagus to expand anteriorly when food is swallowed