Respiratory system Flashcards
How are bird respiratory systems different than mammals?
Air sacs
no diaphragm or pleural cavity
What is the primary bronchus?
Principal
main bifurcation
What is a secondary bronchus?
lobar bronchus off of principal bronchus
What is a teritary brochus?
segmental bronchus off of lobar bronchus
Where do bronchioles branch off of?
Tertiary bronchus
Where does O2/CO2 exchange occur?
Alveolus
Wat are respiratory mucosa layers?
Lamina propria
Epithelium
muscularis mucosa
WHat is the nasal vestibule?
mucocutaneous junction
Difference between respiratory and olfactor epithelium?
tangled cilia in olfactory
Bownman’s glands instead of goblet cells
Wha type of exchange is the lamina propria involved with?
heat exchange
What shape of neuron are in olfactory?
bipolar
What is the purpose of bowman’s glands?
dissolve substances for olfactory detection
Why are the dorsal neurons in the olfactory bulb important?
Innate fear responses
What is the nasopharynx
Located above soft palate and filled with lymphoid tissue and nerve endings that are open to environment
Wat type of epithelium covers the larynx?
Respiratory epithelium
Where is the vocal fold located?
Larynx