respiratory system Flashcards
main passage way into and out of the respiratory system
nose
warms, moistens air, filters (traps incoming foreign particles)
nasal mucus membrane
lightens the skull, produces mucus
sinus cavities
common passageway, breaks into two tubes
pharynx
separates larynx and esophagus
epiglottis
voice box, cartaloge structures, hard permanent opening, vocal production, vocal cords and folds vibrate, leads to lungs
larynx
passageway for air traveling from larynx to the lungs, windpipe, ciliated mucosa cells, pseudo stratified columnar, goblet cells, mucus producer
trachea
alveoli cell type is ____
simple squamous
carries air the rest of the way into the lungs, branches into bronchioles
bronchi
branch to form tiny air sacs
bronchioles
tiny air sacs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
alveoli