Week 1 Flashcards
1
Q
What is pulmonary ventilation?
A
movement of air in and out of lungs
2
Q
What is external respiration?
A
movement of o2 from lungs into blood and co2 from blood to lungs
3
Q
What is internal respiration?
A
movement of o2 from blood to tissues
movement of co2 from tissues to blood
4
Q
What is the conducting zone?
A
Nose to bronchiole
5
Q
What is the respiratory zone?
A
bronchioles to alveolus
6
Q
What is the medical name for the adams apple?
A
Thyroid cartilage
7
Q
What do you call the triangular shaped carilages attached to thge muscles that control the vocal chords?
A
Arytenoid cartilage
8
Q
Whats the name for the space between the vocal chords?
A
rima glottidis
9
Q
How large is the trachea
A
12-13cm long
larynx to bronchi
10
Q
Difference between right and left bronchi?
A
the right is more verticle and wider
