Respiratory System Flashcards
Where does respiration start?
Nose
Hollow space behind the nose?
Nasal Cavity
External opening of the nose?
Nostrils
Alternative name for nostrils?
Nares
Hairs found inside nostrils?
Cilia
Two groups of respiratory tract?
- Upper Respiratory Tract
* Lower Respiratory Tract
Consists of parts outside the chest cavity?
Upper Respiratory tract.
Consists of parts found within the chest cavity?
Lower Respiratory Tract.
Function of nasal cavity?
- Warm
- Moisten
- Filter
Lies posterior to nasal cavity, oral and larynx.
Pharynx.
Length of Pharynx?
5 inches.
Function of pharynx?
Common passageway for food and air.
Divisions of pharynx?
- Nasopharynx
- Oropharynx
- Laryngopharynx
Alternative name for Larynx?
Voice box
Enlargement of airways at the top of trachea, below pharynx?
Larynx.
How many cartilage surround the larynx?
9
Largest cartilage in larynx?
Thyroid Cartilage
Upper most cartilage in larynx?
Epiglottic Cartilage
Alternative name for Laryngeal Prominence?
Adam’s Apple.
Alternative name for Adam’s Apple?
Laryngeal Prominence.
Trachea is also known as?
Wind Pipe.
Diameter of trachea?
2.5cm
Length of trachea?
10-13cm.
Landmarks of trachea?
C6 to T4
How many catilage rings does the trachea have?
20
Shape of cartilage in trachea?
C shape
What lies posterior to trachea?
Esophagus.
Parts of bronchial tree?
- Primary Bronchi
- Secondary Bronchi
- Tertiary Bronchi
- Bronchioles
Branched airways leading from the trachea to the microscopic air sacs in the lungs?
Bronchial tree.
Alternative name for primary bronchi?
Principal Bronchi
Alternative name for secondary bronchi?
Lobar Bronchi
Alternative name for tertiary bronchi?
Segmental Bronchi
Trachea divides into?
Left and Right Primary Bronchi
Ridge separating the openings of the right and left principal bronchi?
Carina.