respiratory system

Question 1

functions of the respiratory system

Answer 1

regulate blood ph
receptors for sense of smell
filters, warms and moistens inspired air
produces sounds
rids the body of some water and heat in exhaled air

Question 1

functions of the respiratory system

Answer 1

regulate blood ph
receptors for sense of smell
filters, warms and moistens inspired air
produces sounds
rids the body of some water and heat in exhaled air

Question 2

upper respiratory tract/conductive portion

Answer 2

nose
nasal cavity
pharynx
larynx

Question 3

lower respiratory tract

Answer 3

larynx
trachea
bronchi
lungs

Question 4

conductive portion of the respiratory system

Answer 4

system of tubes which carry air to and from the lungs

Question 5

respiratory portion

Answer 5

gas exchange area

Question 6

what epithelium is the conductive portion of the respiratory tract

Answer 6

pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

Question 7

what is the nasal bone

Answer 7

cartilage

Question 8

what is the openings of nose

Answer 8

external nares

Question 9

what is the nasal vestibule

Answer 9

divided by the septum and contains nose hairs
where you pick buggas

Question 10

different nasal conchae

Answer 10

superior
middle
inferior

Question 11

three types of cells in olfactory epithelium

Answer 11

sustentacular cells
basal cells
olfactory cells

Question 12

what type of cells are olfactory cells

Answer 12

bipolar neuron=one dendrite, one axon

Question 13

what is the pharynx

Answer 13

tube connecting nasal and oral cavities and the larynx

Question 14

what is the upper part of the pharynx called

Answer 14

nasopharynx

Question 15

what is the middle part of the pharynx called

Answer 15

oropharynx

Question 16

what is the bottom of the pharynx called

Answer 16

laryngopharynx

Question 17

what is the epiglottis and what does it do

Answer 17

small piece of cartilage which opens and closed to ensure nothing but air gets into the lungs

Question 18

what are the cartilage in the larynx called

Answer 18

thyroid
epiglottis
cricoid
arytenoid
corniculate
cuneiform

Question 19

what are the two pairs of folds in the vocal cords

Answer 19

vestibular/ventricular folds
vocal folds

Question 20

what are the false vocal cords

Answer 20

vestibular/ventricular folds

Question 21

where does the trachea run

Answer 21

from the larynx to the superior border of T5

Question 22

what are the three layers of the bronchi called and what do they split into

Answer 22

primary bronchi split into left and right bronchus
the secondary bronchi split into 3 right and 2 left bronchus
the tertiary bronchi split into 10 in each lung

Question 23

what epithelium is in the bronchial tree

Answer 23

simple non-ciliated cuboidal epithelium

Question 24

in the right lung what are the lobes called and what bronchus do they receive from

Answer 24

superior lobe- recieves from the superior lobar bronchus
middle lobe-receives middle lobar bronchus
inferior lobe receives blood from the inferior bronchus

Question 25

lobes of the left lung

Answer 25

superior and inferior lobes

Question 26

what do the respiratory bronchioles form

Answer 26

respiratory bronchioles->alveoli ducts->alveolar sacs->alveoli

Question 27

what epithelium is type 1 alveoli

Answer 27

simple squamous epithelium

Question 28

what epithelium is type 2 alveoli

Answer 28

simple cuboidal non-ciliated epithelium