RESPIRATORY (MIDTERM) Flashcards
The only externally visible part of the respiratory system
NOSE
Air enters the nose through the ______
external nares (nostrils)
The interior of the nose consists of a nasal cavity divided by a _____
nasal septum
______ are located in the mucosa on the superior surface
Olfactory receptors
The rest of the cavity is lined with respiratory mucosa that:
• Moistens air
• Traps incoming foreign particles
Lateral walls have projections called _____
conchae
Lateral walls have projections called conchae that:
• Increases surface area
• Increases air turbulence within the
nasal cavity
The nasal cavity is separated from the oral cavity by the ______
palate
Anterior hard palate (______)
bone
Posterior soft palate (______)
muscle
Cavities within bones surrounding the nasal cavity (4)
• Frontal bone
• Ethmoid bone
• Maxillary bone
• Sphenoid bone
Cavities within bones surrounding the nasal cavity
PARANASAL SINUSES
FUNCTION OF THE PARANASAL SINUSES
• Lighten the skull
• Act as resonance chambers for speech • Produce mucus that drains into the nasal cavity
Muscular passage from nasal cavity to larynx
PHARYNX (THROAT)
Three regions of the pharynx
- Nasopharynx
- Oropharynx
- Laryngopharynx
superior region behind nasal cavity
NASOPHARYNX
middle region behind mouth
Oropharynx
inferior region attached to larynx
Laryngopharynx
The _________ and ______ are common passageways for air and food
oropharynx and laryngopharynx
________ enter the nasopharynx
Auditory tubes
Tonsils of the pharynx (3)
- Pharyngeal tonsil (adenoids)
- Palatine tonsils
- Lingual tonsils
_______ in the nasopharynx
Pharyngeal tonsil (adenoids)
______ tonsils in the oropharynx
Palatine tonsils
_______ tonsils at the base of the tongue
Lingual
Routes air and food into proper channels and plays a role in speech
LARYNX (VOICE BOX)
Larynx is made of ______ rigid hyaline cartilages and a _______ of elastic cartilage (epiglottis)
eight rigid hyaline cartilages;
spoon-shaped flap
STRUCTURES OF THE LARYNX
- Thyroid cartilage
- Epiglottis
- Vocal cords (vocal folds)
- Glottis
• Largest hyaline cartilage
• Protrudes anteriorly (Adam’s apple)
Thyroid cartilage
• Superior opening of the larynx
• Routes food to the larynx and air toward the trachea
Epiglottis
• Vibrate with expelled air to create
sound (speech)
Vocal cords (vocal folds)
opening between vocal cords
Glottis
Connects larynx with bronchi
TRACHEA (WINDPIPE)
Trachea is lined with ______
ciliated mucosa
function of ciliated mucosa:
• Beat continuously in the opposite direction of incoming air
• Expel mucus loaded with dust and other debris away from lungs
Walls are reinforced with _______
C-shaped hyaline cartilage
• Formed by division of the trachea
• Enters the lung at the hilus (medial
depression)
PRIMARY BRONCHI