Respiratory System Flashcards
Ventilation and gas exchange in the lungs
External respiration
Gas exchange between the blood and other tissues
Internal respiration
2 types of breathing
Costal (thoracic)
Abdominal (diaphragmatic)
Type of breathing occurring when more air is needed than movement of the diaphragm
Costal (thoracic)
Type of breathing occurring during ordinary quiet breathing
Abdominal (diaphragmatic)
Rapid, shallow breathing
Polypnea
Normal quiet respiration
Eupnea
Difficult breathing
Dyspnea
Absence or cessation of respiration
Apnea
Increase depth or rate of breathing or both
Hyperpnea
External openings of the respiratory tract
External nares
Mucous membrane investing the ethmoidal conchae
Olfactory epithelium
Articulates with the palatine process of the maxillary bone
Vomer
Air-filled cavities that communicate with the nasal cavity
Paranasal sinuses
A common soft tissue conduit for food and air, lying caudal to the oral and nasal cavities
Pharynx