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Respiratory system
BSC Nursing Sheffield Hallam
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Biochemistry
Undergraduate 1
11/18/2015

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upper respiratory tracts is found?
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Above the larynx
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Lower respiratory tract is found?
Definition
below the larynx
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The olfactory mucosa is found where?
Definition
in the nasal cavity
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nasal septum is composed of?
Definition
bone and cartalidge
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name the three distinct regions of the pharynx (throat)?
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nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
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olfactory epithelium is required for what?
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the sense of smell
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goblet cells in the nasal cavity produce what?
Definition
Mucous
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the air inside the nasal cavity is warmed by what?
Definition
the high vascularity of the membranes
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three functions of the pharynx
Definition
passageway for food and air,
resonating chamber for speech production,
tonsils (lymphatic tissues)
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glucose + oxygen =
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water +CO2 + ATP
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The larynx connects what?
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The pharynx and the trachea
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what is the trachea made up of?
Definition
smooth muscle and cartilage
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what is the purpose of the cartilage around the trachea
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to keep the trachea open
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the parietal membrane is the _____ membrane?
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outer
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the visceral membrane is the ______ membrane?
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inner
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what is the name of the space between the parietal membrane and the visceral membrane surrounding the lungs called?
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the pleural cavity?
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what is another term for a pneumothorax?
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collapsed lung
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what is the name given to the tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchiole?
Definition
alvioli
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