Oral and Thoracic cavity Flashcards
1
Q
teeth
A
bite, tear, and grind food
2
Q
hard palate
A
provides space for tongue to move, rigid floor to nasal cavity so it’s not closed off
3
Q
soft palate
A
closes communication from oropharynx and nasopharynx
4
Q
epiglottis
A
closes windpipe while you’re eating
5
Q
pharynx
A
receives air food and water
6
Q
larynx
A
breathing swallowing and talking
7
Q
trachea
A
carry oxygen rich air to lungs
8
Q
lungs
A
gas exchange (respiration)
9
Q
heart
A
pumps blood around body
10
Q
pericardium
A
separates heart from lungs
11
Q
atria
A
receive blood from veins
12
Q
ventricles
A
pumps blood out of heart into circulatory system
13
Q
pulmonary artery
A
transport deoxygenated blood from right side of heart to lungs
14
Q
aorta
A
carries blood from heart to circulatory (largest artery)
15
Q
diaphragm
A
inhalation contracts/flattens chest cavity enlarges
