respiratory 1.1 Flashcards
1
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filters, warms, humidifies incoming air
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Functions of upper respiratory tract
2
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- Flow of mucous or trapped debris
- pushed by cilia up to pharynx
A
mucocilary elevator
3
Q
carries tears from lacrimal sac to nasal cavity
A
nasolacrimal duct
4
Q
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Larynggopharynx
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regions of pharynx
5
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- superior part of pharynx
- contains auditory tubes
A
nasopharynx
6
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middle part of pharynx
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oropharynx
7
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inferior part of pharynx
A
laryngopharynx
8
Q
Smaller superior region of nasal cavity
A
olfactory region
9
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A
10
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larger inferior portion of nasal cavity
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respiratory region
11
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produces sound, pitch and volume
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larynx
12
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aka false vocal cords
above true vocal cords
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ventricular folds
13
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In front of esophagus
starts c6 ends at t5
A
trachea
14
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- First division of bronchi
- left and right go into each lung
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main bronchi
15
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- One to each lobe of lung
- 3 to the right lung, 2 to left lung
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lobar bronchi