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Respiratory System Flashcards

1
Q

What are the organs in the Respiratory System?

A

Nose
Pharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchi
Lungs-alveoli

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2
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The only externally visible part of the respiratory system

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Nose

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3
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The interior of the nose consist of a____ divided by a_____

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Nasal cavity, nasal septum

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4
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Are located in the mucosa on the superior surface

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Olfactory receptors

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5
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Lateral walls have projections called____

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Conchae

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6
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The nasal cavity is separated from the oral cavity by the 2 palate

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Anterior hard palate
Posterior soft palate

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7
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What are the cavities within bones shrrounding the nasal cavity?

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Frontal
Sphenoid
Ethmoid
Maxillary

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8
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It lightens the skull, acts as resonance chambers for speech and produces mucus that drains into the nasal cavity.

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Sinuses

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9
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Three regions of the pharynx

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Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx

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10
Q

It’s superior behind the nasal cavity

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Nasopharynx

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11
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Located in the middle region of the mouth

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Oropharynx

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12
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The inferior region attatched to larynx

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Laryngopharynx

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13
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What are the tonsils of the pharynx

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Pharyngeal tonsils
Palatine tonsils
Lingual tonisls

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14
Q

Routes air and food into proper channels and plays a role in speech

A

Larynx

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15
Q

Largest hyaline cartilage

A

Thyroid cartilage

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16
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The superior opening if the larynx, and routes food to the larynx and air toward the trachea

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Epiglottis

17
Q

Vibrate with expelled air to create sound

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Vocal chords

18
Q

Opening between vocal chords

A

Glottis

19
Q

Formed by division of the trachea

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Primary bronchi

20
Q

Occupy most of the thoracic cavity

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Lungs

21
Q

Each lung is divided into lobes by ____

A

Fissures

22
Q

Covers the lung surface

A

Pulmonary (visceral) pleura

23
Q

Lines the walls of the thoracic cavity

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Parietal pleura

24
Q

Fills the area between layers of pleura to allow gliding

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Pleural fluid

25
Q

Divisions of respiratory tree

A

Primary bronchi
Secondary bronchi
Tertiary bronchi
Bronchioli
Terminal bronchioli

26
Q

Smalles branches of bronchi

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Bronchioles

27
Q

Site of gas exchange

A

Respiratory Zone

28
Q

Gas echange takes place within the ____ in the respiratory membrane

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Alveoli

29
Q

Thin squamous epithelial layer lining aveolar walls

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Respiratory membrane (Air blood barrier)

30
Q

Moving air in and out of the lungs

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Pulmonary ventilation

31
Q

Gas exhange between pulmonary blood and alveoli

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External respiration

32
Q

Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide via the bloodstream

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Respiratory gas transport

33
Q

Gas exhange between blood and tissue cells in systematic capillaries

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Internal respiration

34
Q

Two phases of breathing

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Inspiration
Expiration

35
Q

Can be caused by reflexes or voluntary actions

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Nonrespiratory air movements

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