Respitory System Flashcards
Parts of the respiratory system (3 parts)
Lungs
Pleura
Respiratory passages
Nasal cavities know also as?
Also know as pharynx (throat)
Nasal cavities 3 parts ?
Nasal pharynx
Oral pharynx
Laryngeal pharynx
The respiratory passage also know as
Larynx
The larynx lies between what
Thyroid cartilage
How long is are wind pipe
11cm shaped like c
The walls of the tranches have how many rings
16 to 20
The tracheae
Lies midline, anterior to the esophagus
How many lungs are there ?
2
Which lung is small
right
How many lobes does the right and left lung have
Left 2
Right 3
Pleura what does it do
Forms the lining membrane of the chest and covers each lung
The pleura has how many parts (3) what are they
Visceral pleura
Parietal pleura
Pleural cavity
The mediastinum contains how many things
11
Mediastinum contains what
Heart Aorta Pulmonary vessels SVC azygos group of veins IVC THORATIC DUCT trachea Main bronchus Esophagus Thymus gland
Apex
Top of lung
Base
Bottom part of the lung
hilum
a depression or fissure where structures such as blood vessels and nerves enter an organ.
inspiration
the contraction of which creates a reduced pressure in the chest, causing the lungs to expand
agenesis
refers to the failure of an organ to develop during embryonic growth
atelectasis
Failure of full expansion of the lung at birth, or lung collapse thereafter. Also known as collapsed lung.
bronchiectasis
can cause recurrent lung infections, a disabling cough, shortness of breath, and coughing up blood.
bronchitis
inflammation of the breathing tubes within the lungs
empyema
pus in the pleural space
