Respiratory system Flashcards
Function
supply oxygen, remove carbon dioxide,
Nas-, rhin-
nose
-plasty
plastic surgery
pleur-
chest lining
pneum-, pulm-
lungs
thora-
chest
trache-
Windpipe
Upper respiratory
Nose, nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx
Lower respiratory
Trachea, bronchi, bronochioles, conducting bronchioles, terminal bronchioles, respiratory bronchioles alveoli
Conducting zone
acts to transport air
Respiratory zone
region where gas exchange occurs
Air spaces
Cervical air spaces, clavicular air sac, cranial thoracic air sac, caudal thoracic air sacs,abdominal air sacs, lungs
Components
Trachea, syrinx, bronchi, lungs: mesobronchi, ventrobronchi, dorsobronchi, parabronchi, air capillaries
Compliance
Ability to stretch
Elasticity
tendency to return to original size after distention