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| function of respiratory system |
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| supply the blood with O2 and dispose of CO2 |
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| respiratory system consists of |
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1) nose
2) pharynx (throat)
3) larynx (voice box)
4) trachea (windpipe)
5) bronchi
6) lungs |
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| respiratory system is divided into |
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| upper and lower respiratory systems |
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| upper respiratory system consists of |
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1) nose
2) pharynx
3) associated structures |
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| lower respiratory system consists of |
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1) larynx
2) trachea
3) bronchi
4) lungs |
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1) provides airway for respiration
2) moistens, warms, and filters air |
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| external nose and nasal cavity |
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| external nose is composed of |
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| roof of nasal cavity is formed by |
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| ethmoid and sphenoid bones |
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| floor of nasal cavity is formed by |
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| nsasl cavity is divided by |
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| external openings of the nasal cavity |
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| internally, the nasal cavity opens into |
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| function of nasal conchae |
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| what protrudes medially from each lateral wall of the nasal cavity |
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| stratified squamous epithelium and pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium |
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1) nasopharynx
2) oropharynx
3) laryngopharynx |
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| located posterior to nasal cavity |
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| what happens when we swallow? |
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| soft palate and uvula close off nasopharynx |
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| openings of the auditory tubes |
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| posterior surface of the nasopharynx contains |
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| function of auditory tubes |
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| equalizes pressure between middle ear and nasopharynx |
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| pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium |
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| located posterior to oral cavity |
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| oropharynx is continuous with |
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| oral cavity by way of the fauces |
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| what is located near fauces |
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| palatine and lingual tonsils |
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| stratified squamous epithelium |
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| location of laryngopharynx |
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| located posterior to epiglottis and larynx |
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| laryngopharynx is continuous with |
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| stratified squamous epithelium |
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| major structures of larynx |
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Definition
1) thyroid cartilage
2) circoid cartilage
3) epiglottis
4) false vocal cords
5) true vocal cords |
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| location of thyroid cartilage |
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| located superior to thyroid gland |
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| thyroid cartilage is composed of |
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| function of thyroid cartilage |
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| maintains an open passageway for air movement |
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| location of cricoid cartilage |
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| located inferior to thyroid cartilage |
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| cricoid cartilage is composed of |
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| function of cricoid cartilage |
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| maintains an open passageway for air movement |
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| closes off opening of the larynx when swallowing |
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| epiglottis is composed of |
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| lining of false and true vocal cords |
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| stratified squamous epithelium |
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| lining of remainder of larynx |
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| pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium |
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| windpipe; tubular passageway for air |
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| C-shaped rings of hyaline cartilage and the trachealis muscle |
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| pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium |
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| damage of smoking to trachea |
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| smoking can cause the epithelium to change to stratified squamous epithelium |
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| division at the trachea to form the right primary bronchus and left primary bronchus |
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| description of right primary bronchus |
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| wider, shorter, and more vertical than the left |
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| primary bronchi further divide into |
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1) secondary bronchi
2) tertiary bronchi
3) bronchioles
4) terminal bronchioles |
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| terminal bronchioles divide to form |
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| respiratory bronchioles give rise to |
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| alveoli by way of the alveolar ducts |
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| microscopic air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs |
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| simple squamous epithelium |
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| function of pulmonary arteries |
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| delivers venous blood that needs to be oxygenated to the lungs |
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| function of pulmonary vein |
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| delivers freshly oxygenated blood to the heart |
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| bronchial arteries (branch off aorta) |
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| supplies oxygenated blood to lung tissue |
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| function of bronchial veins and azygos venous system |
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| returns deoxygenated blood from lung tissue to the heart |
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| major muscles involved with respiration |
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Definition
1) diaphragm
2) pectoralis minor
3) intercostals
4) abdominal muscles |
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