Respiratory system Flashcards
1
Q
Nasal passage way
A
Nose
2
Q
Thin scroll like bones lined with epithelum
A
Tubinates
3
Q
“throat” common passageway fro respiratory and digestive system
A
Pharynx
4
Q
Voice box, connect pharynx with trachea
A
Larynx
5
Q
leaf shaped structure tucked behind caudal rim of soft palate
A
epiglottis
6
Q
windpipe
A
trachea
7
Q
trachea branches into tow main stems
A
bronchi
8
Q
bronchi and then the next smaller t airway passage
A
Bronchioles
9
Q
composed of many alveoli in grape like clusters, where gas exchange takes place
A
alveolar sacs
10
Q
muscular sheet that separates thoracic cavity from abdominal cavity
A
diaphragm
11
Q
area between the lungs contains the heart, trachea, esophagus, lymph nodes
A
mediastinum
