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Nostril
Nasal Septum
Cilia |
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Hairlike Projections
Move mucous layer toward esophagus |
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Cavities in skull
Lined with mucous membranes
Provides vocal resonance |
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"Throat"
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx |
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upper portion
behind nasal cavities
pharyngeal tonsil (adenoids), Eustachian Tube located here
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middle section
behind oral cavity
receives air from nasopharynx
receives food from mouth |
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bottom section
Esophagus and trachea branch off here |
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| vibrate and produce sounds |
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leaflike peice of cartilage
closes the opening to the larynx during swallowing
Prevents food from entering the respiratory tract |
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tube from the larynx to the chest
carries air between the pharynx and the bronchi
C shape cartilag keep trachea open |
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Right Bronchus
Left Bronchus
Bronchi carry air into lungs and branch off into the smaller bronchioles
Smallest bronchioles called Terminal are air like sacs called alveoli |
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bunch of grapes
Adult lung-- 500 - 700 million
one layer of squamous epithelial tissue
Contain rich network of blood capillaries
Oxygen and crbon dioxide exchange between blood and lungs
Inner alveoli covered with a lipid substance this helps to prevent collapsing(surfactant) |
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Right Lung - Three Lobes
Left Lung - Two Lobes
Pleura |
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Superior
Inferior
Smaller because heart is located on the left |
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sac
Serous Membrane: visceral pleura attatched to surface
Paritel Pluera: attatched to chest wall
Thoracic Cavity |
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Process of breathing
Two Phases: Inspiration and Expiration |
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breathing in air
diaphragm and the intercostal muscles contract and enlarge the thoracic cavity to create a vaccuum.
air rushes into airways to alveolis to exchange gases
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| air is forced out of lungs and air passages |
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Inspiration and Expiration
Medulla Oblangata |
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exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
between the lungs and bloodstream
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exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen
between the tissue cells and the bloodstream
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| cells use the oxygen and nutrients to produce energy, water, and caron dioxide. |
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| bronchospasms narrow the openings of the bronchioles |
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| inflammation of mucous membrane lining sinuses |
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Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease
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| any chronic lung lung diesease that results in obstruction of the airways |
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| walls of alveoli deteriorate and lose their elasticity |
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| highly contagious viral infection |
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| inflammation of the voicebox and vocal cords |
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cancer caused by carcinogens in tobacco, either smoking, or second-hand smoke.
Small Cell
Squamous Cell
Adenocarcinoma |
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| inflammation or infection of the lungs characterized by exudate(buildup of fluid) in the alveoli. |
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| inflammation of nasal mucous membranes |
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| inflammation of mucous membrane lining sinuses |
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| infectious lung diesease caused by bacteria |
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| Pulmonary Function Testing |
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| Tests that measure how well the lungs take in and release air and how well they move gases such as oxygen from the atmosphere ino the body circulation |
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| procedure that allows your doctor to look at your airways |
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