upper and lower airway Flashcards
Airway, Respiration, Ventilation
Air and food passes through what portion of the upper airway together?
Pharynx
The split of air to the left and right bronchi
Carina
Small air sacs in the lungs that fill with air upon inhalation
Alveoli
large tree branches and small tree branches air enters the large branches then small then into the Alveoli
Bronchi/bronchioles
A combination of phospholipids that reduce surface tension within the alveoli and keeps them expanded
surfactant
The right lung has how many lobes?
Three
Average tidal volume
500-800 ml
The serous membrane outer layer of the pleura that protects the lungs and provides cushioning
Parietal Pleura
How many lobes does the left lung have
two
Where is the larynx located?
Superior to the trachea
What is the space between the larynx and vocal cords
Glottic opening
membranes that cover the outside of the lung’s
visceral pleura
