respiratory system Flashcards

1
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main passage way into and out of the respiratory system

A

nose

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2
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warms, moistens air, filters (traps incoming foreign particles)

A

nasal mucus membrane

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3
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lightens the skull, produces mucus

A

sinus cavities

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4
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common passageway, breaks into two tubes

A

pharynx

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5
Q

separates larynx and esophagus

A

epiglottis

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6
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voice box, cartaloge structures, hard permanent opening, vocal production, vocal cords and folds vibrate, leads to lungs

A

larynx

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7
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passageway for air traveling from larynx to the lungs, windpipe, ciliated mucosa cells, pseudo stratified columnar, goblet cells, mucus producer

A

trachea

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8
Q

alveoli cell type is ____

A

simple squamous

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9
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carries air the rest of the way into the lungs, branches into bronchioles

A

bronchi

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10
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branch to form tiny air sacs

A

bronchioles

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11
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tiny air sacs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged

A

alveoli

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