Respiratory Anatomy I Flashcards

1
Q

In the movement of CO2 and O2 throughout the body, the respiratory system can be used for _____ ______ while the cardiovascular system is used for ________.

A

Gas Exchange

Transport

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2
Q

What are the 4 functions of the respiratory system?

A

1- has receptors for the sense of smell
2- Warms, moistens, and filters inspired air
3- Produces sound
4- Helps to eliminate waste, eg CO2

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3
Q

What are the two “portions” of the respiratory system?

A

Conducting portion

Respiratory portion

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4
Q

What structures are in the conducting portion of the respiratory system?

A

Nasal cavities→ pharynx → larynx→ trachea → bronchi → terminal bronchioles

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5
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Is there gas exchange in the conducting portion? What happens here?

A

This is interconnecting cavities and tubes
No gas exchange happens here
It “just gets air down the tube”

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6
Q

What structures are in the respiratory portion of the respiratory system? What happens here?

A

Respiratory bronchioles → alveolar ducts → alveoli

This is where gas exchange occurs

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7
Q

What is pulmonary respiration?

A

Ventilation/breathing, air in and out of lungs

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8
Q

What is external respiration?

A

Exchange from lungs to blood

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9
Q

What is internal respiration?

A

Exchange from blood to cells

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10
Q

What makes up the nasal septum?

A

the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid
the vertical plate of the vomer
and, by some septal cartilage

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11
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What are the three shelves that project from the nasal septum?

A

They are the superior and medial conchae of the ethmoid, and the inferior nasal conchae

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12
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What covers the shelves? What is the space in between called?

A

Mucus membrane

meatus

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13
Q

What kind of cells line the mucus membrane?

A

pseudostratified epithelium

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14
Q

What is a goblet cell?

A

unicellular mucin-producing glands

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15
Q

What three things do the nasal cavities do?

A

1- Warm, moistened, and filtered air to the lung
2- Olfactory stimulation
3- A hollow resonating chamber for the voice

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16
Q

What are the three divisions of the pharynx?

A

Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
hypopharynx OR laryngopharynx

17
Q

How long is the pharynx? What is it made from?

A

5 inches long

A skeletal muscle tube

18
Q

What are the three divisions of the pharynx?

A

Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
hypopharynx OR laryngopharynx

19
Q

The pharynx goes from the internal _____ to the _____

A

nares

larynx

20
Q

What are the openings in the nasopharynx?

A

4 openings: 2 internal nares and 2 eustachian tubes

21
Q

What kind of epithelium lines the nasopharynx?

A

Pseudostratified ciliated epithelium

22
Q

What kind of epithelium lines the nasopharynx?

A

Pseudostratified ciliated epithelium

23
Q

What is the name of the opening in the oropharynx? What is it between?

A

Fauces

Between mouth and pharynx

24
Q

What is the end of the pharynx, ends at the larynx and esophagus?

A

Hypopharynx or laryngopharynx

25
Q

What kind of epithelial cells line the oropharynx?

A

Stratified squamous epithelium

26
Q

What kind of epithelial cells line the hypopharynx?

A

Stratified squamous epithelium