Resperitory Tract Flashcards
Other word for exhale
Expire
Other word for inhale
Inspire
Resperation
Gas exchange between the environment and the blood
External nares ( nostrils) function
Take in air and filter out dust
Nasal cavity function
Filter and moisten air
Pharynx (throat)
Common area at the back of the throat where the oral cavity, nasal cavity, trachea and esophagus meet.
Glottis
Combination of vocal folds,space between them and larynx
Epiglottis
Cartilaginous flap that covers the trachea when swallowing
Larynx ( voice box )
Upper end of the trachea that contains vocal chords
Trachea (wind pipe )
Connects pharynx and bronchi
Function of cilia in the trachea
Move bacteria, and waste to the pharynx
Bronchi
Connect trachea to the bronchi
Bronchioles
Tubes leading away from the bronchi to the alveoli
Right lung has ______ lobes.
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Left lung has _______lobes
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