Respiratory System Flashcards
What is respiratory epithelium?
pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium with goblet cells
pulmonary ventilation
getting O2 into lungs and CO2 out of lungs
external respiration
getting O2 to the blood, and removing CO2 away from the blood, occurs in pulmonary capillaries of the lungs
Internal respiration
getting O2 to the cells and removing CO2 away from cells. occurs in capillaries of systemic circulation
external nares
nostrils
vestibule
entrance, opening of nose past the external nares
vibrissae
nose hairs, important to filter things out
Nasal cavity
entrance is nasal vestibule; continues to internal nares or choanae. Above are ethmoid and sphenoid. below hard and soft palate. contains nasal conchae (aka turbinates)
Turbinates
nasal chonchae, swirl air to moisten and trap dust particles
Mucous membrane
lines respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems. absorptive, protective, secretory
Seromucous glands
type of mucus gland in respiratory epithelium. aka tubuloalveolar glands.
Olfactory epithelium
respiratory epithelium plus olfactory receptor cells. located below cribiform plate of ethmoid bone
Paranasal sinuses
for warming and humidifying air. and to make head lighter. They have one opening into nasal cavity that is very narrow, lined by nasal mucosa and subject to infection and sinusitis
Pharynx
located posterior and inferior to nasal cavity. begins at the choanae. lined by respiratory epithelium.
The three parts of the pharynx
naso, oro, and laryngopharynx
Nasopharynx
from choanae to uvula of soft palate. lined by respiratory epithelium.
Contains opening of auditory tube to middle ear, tubal tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil.
Oropharynx
from soft palate to level of hyoid bone. Posterior to oral cavity, acts as a passage of air and food. lined by stratified squamous epithelium. contains palatine and lingual tonsil, epitglottis.
Laryngopharynx
from hyoid to level of cricoid cartilage of trachea. Posterior to larynx, acts as a passage for air and food. continuous with both esophagus and larynx. Contains openings into larynx
Larynx
opening into trachea, protected by epiglottis.
Part superior to vocal cords-stratified epithelium
Part inferior to vocal cords-respiratory epithelium
Vocal fold
sound production
Vestibular fold
lies above vocal fold to provide protection.
“false vocal cord”
Vocal ligament
stretches from thyroid to arytenoid cartilages. the vocal folds together form the rima glottides.
Thyroid
1 of 4 laryngeal cartilages.
shield shaped. larger in front.