Respiratory System Flashcards

1
Q

behind nose/nasal cavity, connected to conchae bone

A

nasopharynx

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2
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behind oral cavity and is from soft palate to epiglottis

A

oropharynx

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3
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starts at tip of epiglottis and ends at esophagus

A

laryngopharynx

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4
Q

internal nares connect conchae bones to

A

nasopharynx

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5
Q

breathing, moving air in and out of lungs

A

Pulmonary Ventilation

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6
Q

conchae bone, nares, cilia, nasal septum, mucosa, nasal vestibule

A

associated with nasal cavity

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7
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opening to eustachian tube and tonsils

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not associated with nasal cavity

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8
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2 structures of the nasopharynx

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opening to eustachian tubes and pharyngeal tonsil

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9
Q

connects internal nares with eustachian tubes

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nasopharynx

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10
Q

begins with larynx

A

upper respiratory tract

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11
Q

arytenoid, cuneiform, and corniculate

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paired cartilages

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12
Q

thyroid, cricoid, epiglottis

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unpaired cartilages

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13
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connects laryngopharynx to stomach

A

esophagus

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14
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connects laryngopharynx to trachea

A

larynx

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15
Q

occurs if epiglottis fails to cover larynx

A

choking

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16
Q

involved with voice production and connecting laryngopharynx to trachea

A

larynx function

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17
Q

vocal chords on top

A

false chords

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18
Q

vocal chords on bottom

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true chords

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19
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contains 15-20 c-shaped cartilages, cilia and mucus transport, carina, trachealis muscle, directs air to right and left primary bronchus to each (r and l) lung

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Trachea

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20
Q

volume and pressure gradient, volume increases and pressure decreases, pressure increases and volume decreases

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Boyle’s Law

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21
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partial pressure of a gas in a mixture is proportional to it’s percentage in that mixture

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Dalton’s Law

22
Q

When you exercise, oxyhemoglobin bond weakens making oxygen increase available to tissues

A

Bohr Effect

23
Q

gas exchange between alveoli and blood capillaries

A

external respiration

24
Q

98.5% of oxygen is attached to…

A

hemoglobin

25
Q

CO2 is stored as these

A

bicarbonate ions

26
Q

lowers surface tension, allows alveoli to inflate more easily

A

surfactant function

27
Q

air exchange through normal, quiet, respiration

A

tidal volume

28
Q

made of paired and unpaired cartilages, contains vocal folds, connects pharynx, primary site of vocal production

A

Larynx

29
Q

supply air to each lung

A

primary bronchi

30
Q

supply air to each lobe of lung

A

secondary bronchi

31
Q

supply air to each broncho-pulmonary segment of lung

A

tertiary bronchi

32
Q

exchange of gas is done through this structure

A

alveoli

33
Q

controls pitch of sound

A

true vocal chords

34
Q

gas exchange between cells/tissues and blood circulation (capillaries), in body

A

internal respiration

35
Q

gas exchange that occurs inside the cell

A

cellular respiration

36
Q

1.5% of oxygen is stored here

A

blood plasma

37
Q

70% of carbon dioxide is transported by

A

bicarbonate

38
Q

20% of carbon dioxide is stored attached to the globin protein of

A

hemoglobin

39
Q

7.8% of carbon dioxide is dissolved in

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plasma

40
Q

Nasal cavity consists of

A

hairs in nasal vestibule, olfactory and respiratory mucosa, conchae and meatuses, nasal septum

41
Q

After leaving nasal cavity and passing through the internal, air moves to

A

nasopharynx

42
Q

lobes in the left lung

A

2, superior and inferior

43
Q

lobes in the right lung

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3, superior middle, inferior

44
Q

creates turbulence in the air to trap particulate matter in mucus

A

conchae

45
Q

as the diameters of the respiratory airways decrease

A

the walls of the passage become more muscular

46
Q

largest cartilage in the larynx

A

thyroid

47
Q

function of the non-closed end of the C-shaped tracheal cartilages

A

it allows a large bolus to move through the esophagus

48
Q

result of changes in blood pH

A

Bohr Effect

49
Q

the direction CO2 move during internal respiration

A

from the tissue cells into the blood

50
Q

Air moves into the lungs when the pressure inside the lungs is

A

less than the pressure in the atmosphere