lecture test on respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive systems Flashcards
What are the main functions of respiratory system
gas exchange btwn the external environment and the blood
purify, humidify and warm incoming air
helps maintain pH of body
what are the organs of the respiratory system
nose
pharynx
larynx
trachea
bronchi
lungs-alveoli
what is the only externally visible part of the respiratory system
Nose
what are the structural features of the nose
external nostrils (nares)
Nasal cavity divided by a nasal septum
oral cavity- hard palate, soft palate
conchae-increase air turbulence
lined with respiratory mucosa
olfactory receptors located in the mucosa on superior surface
what are air filled cavities surround the nasal cavity, lined with mucous membrane.
paranasal sinuses, lighten skull and resonate voice
what are the functions of the larynx
directs air and food into the proper passageways
plays a role in speech
what vibrates with expelled air to create sound
true vocal cords or vocal folds (in larynx)
made of hyaline cartilage
what routes food to the esophagus and air to the trachea? prevents food from entering the larynx
epiglottis
what kind of tissue lines the trachea
the lumen is lined with pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
cilia beat continuously toward pharynx
removes dust and other debris from lungs
What is the air-blood barrier that O2 and CO2 have to cross it is the basement membrane
in the respiratory membrane
where does gas exchange occur in the lungs
alveoli
region of air flow
nose
pharynx
larynx
trachea
primary bronchi
secondary bronchi
tertiary bronchi
terminal bronchioles
region of gas exchange
respiratory bronchioles
alveolar ducts
alveolar sacs
alveoli (air sac)
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Completely mechanical process that depends on
volume and pressure changes in the thoracic cavity. when volume changes –> pressure changes. moving air into and out of lungs
which event of respiration is commonly called breathing
pulmonary ventilation
when volume changes pressure changes
inspiration=inhalation
what is main muscle of inspiration
DIAPHRAGM and external intercostal muscles
contract
Lung volume increases
Pressure lower in lungs than in atmosphere
Air flows into lung
expiration=exhalation
Largely a passive process
Inspiratory muscles relax and lungs recoil
Lung volume decreases
Pressure higher in lungs than in atmosphere
Air flow out of lungs
what sets basic rhythm of breathing
medulla
what controls respiratory rate
pons
contains surfactant secreting cells
composed of the alveolar and capillary walls and their fused basement membranes
composed largely of thin layers of squamous cells
air-blood barrier where gas exchange occurs by simple diffusion
the respiratory membrane
The respiratory membrane includes Alveolar and capillary walls fused to their basement membranes
which structures do oxygen molecules move from the lungs to the blood?
alveoli
In the blood, what is bound to hemoglobin (a protein found in red blood cells)
oxygen
When oxygen diffuses from the alveoli to the surrounding capillaries, it enters a red blood cell and binds to hemoglobin.
After blood becomes oxygenated,
it returns to the heart, and is then pumped to body cells.
what is a protein that can bind four molecules of oxygen.
hemoglobin