Respiratory 2 Flashcards
What are the two zones of the airways beyond the larynx?
What are the two zones of the airways beyond the larynx?
What are the two zones of the airways beyond the larynx?
The conducting zone and the respiratory zone
What does the conducting zone include?
- Trachea
- Bronchi
- Bronchioles
- Terminal Bronchioles
What are the parts of Respiratory Zone?
- Respiratory bronchioles
- Alveolar ducts
- alveolar sacs
What does the Conducting zone do?
Leads to the gas exchanging region of the lungs. There is no gas exachange
What occurs in the Respiratory zone?
Gas exchange
What are the Terminal Bronchioles?
The smallest air without alveoli
Do Respiratory Bronchioles have alveoli?
They have occasional Alveoli
What is the order of airways after the Trachea?
- Bronchi
- Bronchioles
- Terminal Bronchioles
- Respiratory Bronchioles
- Alveolar ducts
- Alveolar sacs
What is a generation?
Each branch chain
How is the length and diameter of an airway affected with branching?
Both the length and diameter decrease
How are the number of branches affected by each generation?
The number of branches increase
