Respiratory Flashcards
projections in the lateral wall of the Nasal
Cavity
Conchae-
moistens the air and
traps incoming bacteria.
respiratory mucosa
Seperates nasal cavity from the
oral cavity.
Hard and Soft Palate-
Surrounds the nasal cavity located
in the frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid, and maxillary bones.
Paranasal Sinuses
Voice box
LARYNX
Sitlike passageway between the vocal folds.
Glottis
Vibrate with expelled air
Vocal folds or True Vocal Cords
Guardian of the airways
Epiglottis
Windpipe
TRACHEA
Occupy the entire thoracic
cavity except for
mediastinum.
LUNGS
Lines the walls of the thoracic cavity
Parietal Pleura
Smallest of the conducting passageway.
Bronchioles
-Network formed by the
branching and rebranching of the respiratory passageway.
Respiratory tree or bronchial
-Make up the bulk of the lungs.
Alveoli
Elastic connective tissue that allows the lungs to
recoil passively as we exhale.
Stroma
lung capacity measuerer
spirometer,
soft murmurs
that resemble a muffled
breeze.
Vesicular Sounds
are
produced by air rushing
through the large
respiratory passageways
Bronchial Sounds
The leading cause of cancer death for both men
and women in North America,
Lung Cancer
The walls of some alveoli are destroyed, causing
the remaining alveoli to be enlarged.
Emphysema