Module 6 Flashcards
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What is the respiratory tract divided into ?
upper and lower areas
The respiratory tract is lined with _____ or small hair cells that work to remove any pollutants
o very protective
o move foreign bodies up and out the trachea
Cilia
Trachea is a _____ tube made up of cartilage rings and membranes.
flexible
Trachea divides into 2 main _____.
bronchi
bronchiole are divide ______ times and finally into alveoli
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- alveoli—small air sacs in lungs where the ___________ takes place.
o very thin barrier between the O2 you take in and the capillaries that surround the alveoli.
oxygen exchange
What is the small artery that leads to a capillary network that carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs?
Pulmonary arteriole
What connect the capillaries to the pulmonary vein, directing the oxygen-rich blood from the capillaries to the pulmonary vein towards the heart?
Pulmonary venules-
What is the oxygen exchange ?
Heart
Body
Heart
Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary Arterioles
Capillaries ( O2 exchange )
Pulmonary Venules
Pulmonary vein
Lungs are _____ and ______
elastic and spongy
What won’t move by themselves but fill up any available space made to them ?
passive
What is linings of organs and cavities?
Pleura
visceral pleura is around the ______
Lungs
parietal pleura—around the ____________ of the thoracic cavity.
thoracic wall
What is * complicated system of cartilages and bones that surround the lungs for protection, but also help move it?
Thorax
What is collarbone ?
Clavicle
( Blank) has ribs _____1-7_______ all directly attach to sternum. (true ribs)
Sternum
What is barreled shapedcapable of some movement
they can move up and out
Ribs
vertebral column is the ______ ______
-Quite flexible
back bone
What is the MOST important muscle in inspiration ?(breathing in
o big bowl-shaped muscle attached to the bottom of the rib cage.
o contracts DOWN, pushing down on abdominal cavity.
o At rest -> bowl
o does the most work and is the “right” way to breathe.
Diaphragm