RespiratorySystem Flashcards
open system. It allows oxygen to enter our body and carbon dioxide to be removed out of the body.
Respirstory system
2 divisions
The upper respiratory tract
The lower respiratory tract
2 divisions
The upper respiratory tract
The lower respiratory tract
6 functions
1.Gas exchange
2. Regulation of blood ph
3. Voice Production
4. Olfaction
5. Innate Immunity
6. Ventilation
from the nose to the larynx and the lower respiratory tract is from the trachea to the alveoli.
The upper respiratory tract
-open by the cartilages.
-These are non-collapsible structures that prevent collapse of tissues.
-Remain open
Upper
-open by the cartilages.
-These are non-collapsible structures that prevent collapse of tissues.
-Remain open
Upper
composed also of cartilages in the trachea and the bronchi and bronchioles are lined by the smooth muscles.
When smooth muscles
bronchioles constrict and when smooth muscles relax, bronchioles dilate.
Lower respiratory tract
composed also of cartilages in the trachea and the bronchi and bronchioles are lined by the smooth muscles.
When smooth muscles
bronchioles constrict and when smooth muscles relax, bronchioles dilate.
Lower respiratory tract
not only the organ for smelling but also the opening of the respiratory system.
breathe through the mouth but is more proper to breathe through the nose since the nose contains protective structures that may prevent entry of foreign bodies.
These structures are the hair, the mucus which can trap foreign bodies and the nasal turbinate which may warm a cool air or cool a warm air.
Nose
not only the organ for smelling but also the opening of the respiratory system.
breathe through the mouth but is more proper to breathe through the nose since the nose contains protective structures that may prevent entry of foreign bodies.
These structures are the hair, the mucus which can trap foreign bodies and the nasal turbinate which may warm a cool air or cool a warm air.
Nose
Structure of nose are
-HAIR
-MUCUS which can trap foreign bodies and
-NASAL TURBINATE which may warm a cool air or cool a warm air.
as passageway of air from the nose to the larynx
Nasopharynx
the largest single piece. It is also called the Adam’s apple and usually larger in men.
Thyroid cartilage
single, leaf shaped piece of cartilage. It pulls down the glottis when we swallow to keep food or liquid from getting into the trachea.
epiglottis