Respiratory System Flashcards
The respiratory system that lie outside and inside the thoracic cavity?
Nose, pharynx, larynx lie outside
Trachea , bronchial tree and lungs lie inside thoracic cavity
What divides the nasal cavity into two equal halves?
The nasal septum.
What are the openings that lead to the nasal cavity and the nasopharynx
The nares(nostrils) are openings to the nasal cavity
The Choana( an internal opening) is an opening that leads to the nasopharynx
Name the pneumatic bones that are found in the skull and their function and it’s location?
Frontal, ethmoidal,sphenoidal, maxilla.. the paranasal sinuses are lined with respiratory epithelium continuous with the nasal cavity
The nasopharynx contains…
The nasopharynx contain the adenoids also called the nasopharyngeal tonsils.
And also has an opening to the Eustachian tube that connect it with the middle ear cavity
The Eustachian tube is found ?
It is found next to the nasopharyngeal tonsils, has two sides that connect it to the middle ear cavity.
Laryngopharynx lies ?
It lies behind the larynx and it ends below by being continuous with the esophagus at the level of c6
What is continuous with the esophagus?
The laryngopharynx
What is made of fibromuscular tube and what is made of cartilaginous framework and is lined with mucous membrane.
1) the pharynx
2) larynx
Is continuous with trachea ?
Larynx
Is continuous with esophagus?
Laryngopharynx
What lies contacts with the heart and has an opening called helium?
Medial surface(mediastinal)
