Respiratory system Flashcards
1
Q
Upper respiratory system
A
Nose to pharynx
2
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Lower respiratory system
A
Larynx to lungs
3
Q
Conducting zone
A
Nose to terminal bronchioles
4
Q
Respiratory zone
A
Respiratory bronchioles to alveoli
5
Q
Nasal cavity
A
Space within the nose from nose to nasopharynx
6
Q
Nasal septum
A
Structure dividing the nasal cavity into left and right halves
7
Q
Inferior, middle and superior nasal conchae
A
Scroll shaped bones on the lateral sides of the nasal cavity
8
Q
Nasal meatuses
A
Spaces within the nasal conchae
9
Q
Paranasal sinuses
A
Frontal, ethmoid, sphenoidal and maxillary. Air filled spaces that makes the bones lighter
10
Q
Pharynx is divided into
A
Nasopharynx then oropharynx then layrngopharynx
