Respiratory Flashcards

1
Q

projections in the lateral wall of the Nasal
Cavity

A

Conchae-

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1
Q

moistens the air and
traps incoming bacteria.

A

respiratory mucosa

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2
Q

Seperates nasal cavity from the
oral cavity.

A

Hard and Soft Palate-

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3
Q

Surrounds the nasal cavity located
in the frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid, and maxillary bones.

A

Paranasal Sinuses

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4
Q

Voice box

A

LARYNX

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5
Q

Sitlike passageway between the vocal folds.

A

Glottis

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6
Q

Vibrate with expelled air

A

Vocal folds or True Vocal Cords

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7
Q

Guardian of the airways

A

Epiglottis

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8
Q

Windpipe

A

TRACHEA

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9
Q

Occupy the entire thoracic
cavity except for
mediastinum.

A

LUNGS

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10
Q

Lines the walls of the thoracic cavity

A

Parietal Pleura

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11
Q

Smallest of the conducting passageway.

A

Bronchioles

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12
Q

-Network formed by the
branching and rebranching of the respiratory passageway.

A

Respiratory tree or bronchial

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13
Q

-Make up the bulk of the lungs.

A

Alveoli

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14
Q

Elastic connective tissue that allows the lungs to
recoil passively as we exhale.

A

Stroma

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15
Q

lung capacity measuerer

A

spirometer,

16
Q

soft murmurs
that resemble a muffled
breeze.

A

Vesicular Sounds

17
Q

are
produced by air rushing
through the large
respiratory passageways

A

Bronchial Sounds

18
Q

The leading cause of cancer death for both men
and women in North America,

A

Lung Cancer

19
Q

The walls of some alveoli are destroyed, causing
the remaining alveoli to be enlarged.