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The Respiratory System (Pt. 1) Flashcards

1
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The cardiovascular and respiratory systems share responsibility for: (2)

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  • Supplying the body with oxygen
  • Disposing of carbon dioxide
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The transportation of respiratory gases between the lungs and the tissue cells is accomplished by? This uses what as a transporting fluid? (2)

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  • Cardiovascular system organs
  • Blood as a transport fluid
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If either system fails, body cells begin to die from? (2)

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  • Oxygen starvation
  • Accumulation of carbon dioxide
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4
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Lungs contain?

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Alveoli

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5
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What are alveoli?

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Terminal air sacs

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The what is the only externally visible part of the respiratory system?

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Nose

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During inhalation, air enters the nose by passing through here?

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External nares (nostrils)

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The interior of the nose consists of?

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Nasal cavity

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What is the nasal cavity divided by down the midline?

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Nasal septum

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10
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What are olfactory receptors used for?

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The sense of smell

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Located in the mucosa in the slit-like superior part of the nasal cavity, just beneath the ethmoid bone

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Olfactory receptors

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12
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The ciliated cells of the nasal mucosa create a?

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Gentle current

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13
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Moves contaminated mucus posteriorly thowards the?

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Throat (pharynx)

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What happens after the mucus is moved to the throat/pharynx? (2)

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  • Swallowed
  • Digested by stomach juices
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15
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Partition which separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity below?

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Palate

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16
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Anteriorly where there is bone is called the?

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Hard palate

17
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The unsupported portion to the posterior is called the?

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Soft palate

18
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How long is the muscular passageway known as the pharynx?

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5 inches long

19
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What is the pharynx commonly called?

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The throat

20
Q

What does the pharynx serve as a common passageway for? (2)

A
  • Food
  • Air
21
Q

The pharynx is continuous with the nasal cavity anteriorly via the?

A

Internal nares

22
Q

Air enters the superior portion from the nasal cavity, it is called the?

A

Nasopharynx

23
Q

After the nasopharynx, air then descends through the __ and __ to enter the __ below (3)

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  • Oropharynx
  • Larynopharynx
  • Larynx
24
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Food enters the mouth and travels along with air through the? (2)

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  • Oropharynx
  • Larynopharynx
25
Q

After food goes through the oropharynx and larynopharynx, instead of entering the trachea, it is directed into the __ which lies to the __? (2)

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  • Esophagus
  • Posterior
26
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Clusters of lymphatic tissue called? They are found in the? (2)

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  • Tonsils
  • Pharynx
27
Q

What is the larynx also called?

A

Voice box

28
Q

What does the larynx route into the proper channels? (2)

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  • Air
  • Food
29
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What does the larynx play a role in? Where is the larynx located inferior to? (2)

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  • Plays a role in speech
  • Located inferior to the pharynx
30
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The larynx is formed by eight rigid hyaline cartilages and a spoon shaped flap of elastic cartilage called the?

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The epiglottis

31
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The largest of the hyaline cartilage is the shield shaped __ which protudes anteriorly and is commonly called the __ ? (2)

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  • Thyroid cartilage
  • Adam’s apple
32
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If anything other than air should enter the larynx, a __ reflex is triggered to expel the substance and prevent it from continuing into the __ (2)

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  • Cough
  • Lungs
33
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Part of the mucous membrane of the larynx forms a pair of folds called the?

A

Vocal folds

34
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What are the vocal folds? What do the folds vibrate with? (2)

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  • True vocal cords
  • Vibrate with expelled air
35
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The trachea is lined with __ that beat continuously, in a direction __ to that of the incoming air? (2)

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  • Ciliated mucosa
  • Opposite
36
Q

By the time air reaches the bronchi, it is __, clean of __, and well __ (3)

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  • Warm
  • Impurities
  • Humidified
37
Q

The smaller subdivisions of the primary bronchi within the lungs are direct routes to the?

A

Air sacs

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