Respiratory Flashcards
is the tubular and cavernous organs that allow atmospheric air to reach the membranes
Respiratory System
is the act of breathing or act of respiring
Respiration
Two phases of respiration
Inspiration
Expiration
is the taking in of air or breathing in
Inspiration
is the breathing out or the expelling air from the lungs
Expiration
At ____ the intercostal contract to elevate the ribs and at the same time
Inspiration
contracts and is displaced downwards thus, increase in size of the chest cavity
Diaphragm
air then passes out from the lungs to aqualize the pressure is
Expiration
Respiration occurs about ____
18 times per minute
what are the parts of the respiration system
Respiratory passages
Lungs
Respiratory Passages
- Nasal cavities or Nasal fossae
- Pharynx / Throat
2.1 Nasopharynx
2.2 Oropharynx
2.3 Laryngeal Part - Larynx / Voice box
- Trachea / Windpipe
- Bronchi / Bronchial tubes
- Bronchioles ā- Little Bronchi
Lungs
A. Right Lung
B. Left Lung
in right lung how many lobes
3 Lobes
in left lung hoe many lobes
2 lobes
is a hollow tube about 4.5 inches in length extending from the larynx to the bronchi below
Trachea / Windpipe
it commences opposite the sixth cervical vertebra (C6) and extends down to the fourth dorsal body (T4)
Trachea / Windpipe
lies in the neck below the adams apple and the rest lies in the superior mediastinum and in front of the esophagus
Upper part of Trachea
is lined by epithelium and the walls are straightened by the incomplete rings of cartilage which are open behind like a letter āCā
Trachea