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| Inferior, middle, superior nasal conchae |
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| Long, narrow and curled bone shelf that protrudes into the breathing passage of the nose; divides nasal airway into 4 groove-like air passages |
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| Passageway that connects nasal cavity and mouth to the larynx and esophagus |
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| Nasopharynx: location and purpose and description (tissue/cells) |
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| Highest part of the pharynx that lies directly posterior to the nasal cavity, inferior to the sphenoid bone and superior to the level of the soft palate; serves as air-only passageway; epithelium is pseudostratified columnar |
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| Oropharynx: location and purpose and description (tissue/cells) |
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| Posterior to the oral cavity, basically an extension of the nasopharynx; serves to transport air and food; structure of epithelium becomes a protective layer of stratified squamous epithelium |
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| Located in nasopharynx and serves to destroy pathogens coming in via air in that area |
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| Tongue bone that anchors tongue muscle and some of the cartilage in the neck |
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| Called voice box, extends from 4th to 6th cervical vertebrae; superiorly attaches to the hyoid bone and inferiorly is continuous with the trachea (windpipe); cells inferior to the vocal cords are pseudostratified ciliar columnar to trap dust |
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| 9th cartilage of the larynx, made up of elastic cartilage and covered by a mucosa; tips inferiorly during swallowing to seal the laryngeal inlet and prevent anything other than air from entering the lower respiratory tubes; |
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| True and false vocal cords |
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| Both are pairs of mucosal folds composed of ligaments made up of elastic fibers; the false vocal cords are superior to the true vocal cords |
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| Protrusion of thyroid cartilage (the spine of it) which is the Adam's apple in dudes |
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| Large shield-shaped piece of cartilage formed by 2 cartilage plates |
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| Inferior to the thyroid cartilage, forms a complete ring unlike any other cartilage |
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| Also called windpipe, continuation of the larynx and ends up dividing into the two main bronchi; 3 layers: mucosa, submucosa, adventitia |
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| Largest conduits in the bronchial tree |
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| 3 on right, 2 on left, each supply one lung lobe |
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| A depression on the mediastinal surface of the lungs which is where blood vessels and the like enter |
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| Lung surfaces that lie adjacent to ribs (so anterior, lateral, posterior) |
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| Lung surfaces that do not face/lie adjacent to the ribs (so they'll be facing the midline) |
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| Superior and inferior lobes of left lung |
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| Superior, inferior, and middle lobes of right lung |
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