The Respiratory System Flashcards
Major functions of the respiratory system:
_____-Gas (oxygen and carbon dioxide) exchange between the external environment and the blood.
External Respiration
Major functions of the respiratory system:
_____-Carbon dioxide reacts with water to form carbonic acid so removing carbon dioxide from the blood increases blood pH.
Maintain blood pH homeostasis
Major functions of the respiratory system:
____- the vocal cords in the larynx vibrate as air is forced through producing sound to enable vocalization.
Sound production
Major functions of the respiratory system:
_____-air is drawn into the nasal cavity where odorants dissolve into the mucous of the olfactory epithelium.
Smell
Functional divisions of the respiratory system :
_____-series of interconnecting cavities and tubes that conduct air into and out of the lungs.
o Bulk flow of air into and out occurs here but no external respiration.
o Includes the Nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and most bronchioles (with exception of the most distal respiratory bronchioles).
Conducting zone
Functional divisions of the respiratory system :
_____-consists of those portions of the respiratory system where external respiration occurs.
o Includes the respiratory bronchioles and alveolar sacs.
Respiratory zone
_______- ciliated pseudostratified epithelium with goblet cells found lining the nasal cavity, nasopharynx, trachea, and bronchi.
• Filters, moistens and warms air
Respiratory Mucous Membrane (Mucosa)
Respiratory Mucous Membrane (Mucosa)
______-traps bacteria and foreign debris and moistens air
Mucus
Respiratory Mucous Membrane (Mucosa)
______-sweeps mucus towards the pharynx
Cilia
______-serves as the primary entrance into the respiratory system
Nose
Nose:
______-opening to the exterior (nostrils)
External nares
Nose
Nasal cavity :
_____-divides cavity into right and left sides
Nasal septum
Nose
Nasal cavity :
____-increases turbulence of inspired air and increases exposure to respiratory mucosa
Nasal conchae
Nose
Nasal cavity :
____-groove under the nasal conchae
Meatus
Nose
Nasal cavity :
______-floor of nasal cavity and roof of the oral cavity
Hard and soft palate
Nose
Nasal cavity :
______-opens posteriorly into the nasopharynx
Internal nares
Nose
Nasal cavity :
______-– produce mucus and resonate sound
Paranasal sinuses
_____-muscular passage extending from the nasal cavity to the larynx. It is divided into three regions:
Pharynx
What are the three regions of the pharynx?
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx
What region of the Pharynx is this?
____-superior portion of the pharynx, lies posterior to internal nares and superior to the soft palate
Nasopharynx
Within the Nasopharynx:
_____-located on the posterior wall
Pharyngeal tonsil
Within the Nasopharynx:
____-open into the nasopharynx
Eustachian tubes
What region of the Pharynx is this?
_____-middle portion of the pharynx, lies posterior to the oral cavity, common passageway for food and air
Oropharynx
Within the Oropharynx:
_____-located on the lateral walls
Palatine tonsils
Within the Oropharynx:
_____-found at the base of the tongue
Lingual tonsil
What region of the Pharynx is this?
_____-inferior portion of the pharynx, extends from the hyoid bone to the esophagus (posterior) and the larynx (anterior)
Laryngopharynx