Respiratory System Flashcards
Posterior part of nasal cavity
Nare/ choana
Parts of nasal septum
Perpendicular plate of ethmoid-sup
Cartilage-ant
Vomer- inf
Borders of nasal cavity
Roof: criboform plate of ethmoid
Floor:maxilla,soft palate,palatine bone
Lateral:middle and inferior concha,maxilla
Medial:nasal septum
Lateral wall
Concha: bony projections
Turbinate: mucous filled bony projections
S,M,I meatus
Air sinuses
Frontal
Ethmoidal
Maxillary
Sphenoidal
Ethmoidal sinus
Anterior cells
Middle cells
Posterior cells
Drainage of sphenoidal sinus
Spheno-ethmoidal recess (ABOVE SUPERIOR CONCHA)
Drainage of maxillary sinus
Middle meatus
Drainage of anterior and middle ethmoidal cells
Middle meatus
Drainage of posterior ethmoidal cells
Superior meatus
At what level does pharynx become oesophagus
C6
Parts of pharynx
Nasopharynx- btwn skull and soft palate, ends at pharyngeal isthmus
Oropharynx- soft palate to epiglottis
Laryngeopharynx- epiglottis to cricoid cartilage (extends as oesophagus)
Single laryngeal cartilages
Epiglottis
Thyroid
Cricoid
Paired laryngeal cartilages
Cuneiform
Corniculate
Arytenoid
Extrinsic membranes
Thyrohyoid (superior)
Cricothyroid (inferior)
Ligaments
Hyoepiglottic
Thyro-epiglottic
Aryepiglottic
Intrinsic membranes
Quadrangular
Conus elasticus
False vocal cords
Quadrangular membrane (inferior)
Lateral boarder of epiglottis to arytenoid
True vocal cords
Conus elasticus
Space between true vocal cords
Rima glottidis
Trachea start level
C6
Trachea bifurcation point
T4/T5 intervertebral disc
The last cartilagenous structure of trachea
Carina
Lungs attachments
Heart via pulmonary veins and arteries
Trachea via left and right bronchus
Base of lungs
Lies on diaphragm
Apex of lungs
Project above 1st rib
Root of neck
Lung surfaces
Mediastinal
Costal
Interlobar
Mediastinal
Has hilum for bronchi, veins and arteries
Hilum if L and R lung
L- artery,bronchi,vein
R-BRIGHT IS RIGHT
Lungs borders
Anterior
Posterior
Inferior
Impression formed by the heart
Cardiac notch
What is located at the inferior end of the lung
Lingula
L & R lung differences
R -wide and short
-3 lobes
- transverse and oblique fissure
Types of pleura
Visceral (lung)
Parietal (thoracic wall)
What is the apex of the lung called
Cupula
Recesses
Costomediastinal (ant)
Costodiaphragmatic
Attachments of ligaments
Hyoepiglottis- anterior
Thyroepiglottis- inferior
Aryepiglottis- lateral
Where does nasopharynx end
Pharyngeal isthmus
(Between soft palate and pharyngeal wall)
An opening that lies between lateral wall of nasopharynx
Pharyngotympanic tube
Mucosal folds found on oropharynx
Palatoglossal arch (anterior)
Palatopharyngeal arch (posterior)
Palatine tonsil (inbetween)
What lies against roof of nasopharynx
Adenoids
Surface of lungs that lies against vertebral column posterioly
Mediastinal
Compression caused by heart? On which lung?
Cardiac notch, left lung
Where does the nasopharynx end
Pharyngeal isthmus
(Between soft palate and pharyngeal wall)
Mucosal folds of oropharynx
Palatoglossal arch (anterior)
Palatopharyngeal arch (posterior)
