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1
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What is respiration?

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The exchange of gas between the body and the atmosphere

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What events are apart of respiration?

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Ventilation, cellular respiration, internal respiration (in tissues), external respiration, and transport of gases

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Aerobic respiration of cellular respiration allows for

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ATP production and production of Carbonic acid from CO2

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4
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The upper respiratory system consists of

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Pharynx
Nasal cavity
Paranasal sinuses
Nose

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5
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Lower respiratory system consists of

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Larynx
Trachea
Lungs
Bronchi

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6
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What is the conducting zone?

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Made up of airways - passage which air travels on its way towards the air sac of the lung

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7
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What is the respiratory zone?

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Contains air sacs, site of gas exchange

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8
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Beneath the skin of the nose there is

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Cartilage and bones also dense fibrous tissue lined with respiratory epithelium

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9
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At the superior part of the nose what is formed?

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Two nasal bones

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10
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What are the parts of the nose?

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Root, dorsum, apex, Phil trim, vermillion of the lips, nasal septum, naris

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Bones in the upper part of the nose

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Frontal bone, nasal bone and frontal process of the maxilla

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Cartilage present in the lower nose

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Septal cartilage, minor alar cartilage, accessory and lateral nasal cartilage

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13
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Bones found on the inside

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Vomer, inferior, superior and middle concha

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14
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The nasal cavity is continuous with?

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Sinuses

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Bones and cartilages of the lateral wall

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Palatine process of the maxilla, horizontal plate of the palatine bone, frontal process of the maxilla, ethmoid, nasal bone, frontal bone, middle/superior/inferior concha, base hard palate

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Medial wall (cartilage and bones)

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Vomer
Perpendicular plate of ethmoid
Hard palate
Septal nasal cartilage

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17
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What is the nasal crest of the palatine and maxilla ?

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Hard palate

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18
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Nasal cavity has

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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium with cillia and goblet cells

19
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What are the paranasal sinuses

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Air filled cavities in the frontal, ethmoid and sphenoid bones as well as maxillae.

20
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Functions of paranasal sinus

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Resonating chamber for the voice
Decrease weight of the skull
Aid in warming and moisturizing air
Act as shock absorber
Possible control the immune system

21
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The development of the sinuses begin

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Fetal life

22
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Only sinus developed to show radiographing at birth

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Maxillary

23
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When does the maxillary sinus fully develop?

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14

24
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When does the frontal and sphenoid become dostimguishable from ethmoids?

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By age 6 to 7

25
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When are ethmoids fully developed

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Age 17 to 18

26
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Properties of maxillary sinus

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It is the largest
Most symmetric
Vary in size and shape
Pyramidal I’m shape
Drains in middle meatus

27
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Properties of the frontal sinus

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Second largest
Vary in size and shape
Rarely symmetric occasionally absent
Drains into middle meatus

28
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Where is the frontal sinus located

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Between the vertical plates of the frontal bone

29
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Sphenoid sinus characteristics

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Normally paired with speta
Usually asymmetric
Vary in size and shape
Drains anteriorly into spheno- ethmoidal recess

30
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Location of spenoid sinus

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Located below sells turnica and extend between dorsum and posterior ethmoids

31
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Location of ethmoidal sinus

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Within upper lateral wall of nasal cavity

32
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Three main groups of air sacs in ethmoidal sinus

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Anterior (2 - 8) hiatus semilunars (middle meatus)
Posterior (2-6) superior meatus
Middle (2-8) ethomoidal bulla (middle meatus)

33
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Pharynx purpose

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Passage way for food and air

34
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Location of pharynx

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Front of the vertebrae and behind mouth, nose and larynx

35
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What are the three portions of the pharynx?

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Nasopharynx
Laryngeal pharynx
Oropharynx

36
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Length of pharynx

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13 cm (5 inches)

37
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When does it join the esophagus

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Level c6-7

38
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What is the nasopharynx

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Lies posteriorly above hard and soft palates
Communicates anteriorly with posterior apertures of the nose

39
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Oropharynx

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Area extending from soft bone to hyoid

40
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What forms the anterior wall of the osopharynx

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Base of the tongue

41
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Laryngeal pharynx

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Lies posterior to larynx

42
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Organ of voice

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Larynx

43
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Upper pair of vocal cord?

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False vocal cord

44
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Trachea is called and length

A

Windpipe 2.5*12.5

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