Nasal Flashcards
What two ways can the respiratory system be classified?
Structurally and functionally
Structurally what is in the upper resp system?
Nose, nasal cavity, pharynx and associated structures.
Structurally what is in the lower respiratory system?
Larynx, trachea bronchi and lungs.
How would you classify the respiratory system functionally?
The conducting zone and respiratory zone
What is in the conducting zone and its function?
Nose, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles and terminal bronchioles. Their function is to warm, moisture and filter air and conduct it into the lungs.
What is in the respiratory zone and its function?
Respiratory bronchioles, the alveolar ducts, the alveolar sacs and the alveoli. This is where gas exchange occurs between the lung and blood.
What is the branch of medicine that treats ENT?
Oto (ear)Rhino(nose) laryngo(voice box) ology
What two portions is the nose divided in?
External and internal
Describe the external nose
Portion of nose that is visible on the face. Consists of a supporting framework of bone and hyaline cartilage, covered in muscle and skin and lined by a mucous membrane.
What makes up the bony framework of the external nose?
Frontal bone, nasal bone, and maxillae.
What makes up the cartilaginous framework of the external nose?
Septal nasal cartilage forms the anterior portion of the nasal septum (bit that separates two nostrils)
Lateral nasal cartilage (inferior to nasal bones)
Alar cartilage (forms portion of the nostril wall)
What are the two nasal openings called?
External names or nostrils.
What are the functions of the interior structures of the external nose?
1) warming, moistening and filtering incoming air.
2) detecting olfactory stimuli
3) modifying speech vibrations as they pass through the large, hollow resonating chambers
What is the nasal cavity and where is it?
Large space in the anterior aspect of the skull.
Lies inferior to nasal bone.
Superior to oral cavity.
It is lined with muscle and mucous membrane.
How does the nasal cavity communicate with the pharynx?
Through two openings called the internal nares or choanae (two posterior choanae)
What are the two ducts that open into the nasal cavity?
Paranasal sinuses (which drain mucus) and nasolacrimal sinuses (which drains tears)
What are Paranasal sinuses
Cavities lined with mucous membranes that are continuous with the lining of the nasal cavity.