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| respiratory system consists of; |
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| nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs. |
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| upper respiratory system includes |
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| nose, pharynx, and associated structures |
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| lower respiratory systems includes |
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| larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and terminal bronchioles. |
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| respiratory zone consists of |
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| tissues within the lungs where gas exchange occurs |
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| the main sites of gas exchange between air and blood |
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| respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and alveoli |
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| the external nose consists of? |
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| The root, apex, bridge, external naris. |
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| the cartilage of the nose consists of ? |
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| the septal, lateral nasal, and alar |
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| the interior structure of the external nose has three fucntions, what are they? |
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warming, moistening, filtering inocming air. detecting smell modify speech vibrations |
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| the anterior portion of the nasal cavity just inside the nostrils is called? |
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| paranasal sinuses funtions |
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lighten the skull act as resonance chamber for speech produce mucus that drains into nasal cavity |
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| pharynx starts at what and extends to what? |
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Definition
| the internal naris and extends to the cricoid cartilage |
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| name the three regions of the pharyx |
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the nasopharynx, the oropharynx, laryngopharynx |
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| the nasopharynx has 5 openings in its wall what are they? |
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| 2 internal nares, 2 estachian tube, 1 oropharynx |
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| the nasopharynx extends from what to what? |
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| nasal cavity to soft palate |
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| oropharynx extends from waht to what? |
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Definition
| the soft palate to hyoid bone |
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| the only opening in the oropharynx would be? |
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Definition
| fauces, this part of the pharynx has both respiratory and digestive functions. |
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| the laryngopharynx extends from what to where? |
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| from the hyoid bone to the (opens) esophagus |
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| the larynx, or voice box, connects the laryngopharynx to what? |
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| the wall of the larynx is made up of how many cartilage? |
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| three pieces of the larynx cartilage occur singly what are they? |
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| the thyroid cartilage, epiglottis, and cricoid cartilage |
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| three of the nine pieces of cartilage occur in pairs, what are the pairs of what? |
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| the artenoid, cuniform, and corniculate cartilage |
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| what ligament is connected to the hyoid bone?` |
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| the cricoid has two ligaments what are they? |
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| the criothyroid ligament, and criotracheal ligament |
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| the pair of arytenoid cartilages attatch to what? |
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| the vocal cords and the muscles |
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| the trachea is what (position) of the esophagus? |
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| the trachea extends from what to what? |
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| extends from the larynx to (thoracis vertebra) T5 |
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| at T5 the trachea divides into what? |
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| right and left pulmonary bronchii |
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| the point where the trachea divides into the primary bronchii, is called what? |
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Definition
| carina, which triggers cough reflex |
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| the right primary bronchus is more what ? |
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| more vertical, shorter, and wider than the left. |
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| the primary bronchii enters the lung at what ? |
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Definition
| the hilus (medial depression) |
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| the primary bronchii divide to form smaller bronchi, called? |
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Definition
| the secondary (lobar) bronchi, tertiary (semental) bronchi, which divide into bronchioles, and then into terminal bronchiales. |
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Term
| branching of the bronchial tree |
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Definition
| trachea, primary bronchii, secondary bronchii, tertiary bronchi, broncioles, terminal bronchioles |
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| the layers of the serous membrane, collectivley are called what? |
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Definition
| the pleural membrane, which enclose and protect the lungs. |
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| the superficial layer of the serous membrane is called what? and does what? |
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Definition
| the parietal pleura which lines the wall of the throracic cavity |
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| the deep layer is called and does what? |
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Definition
| is called the visceral pleura, and covers the lungs themselves. |
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| the small space between the visceral and parietal pleurae is called what and does what? |
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| the pleural cavity and contains a small amount of lubricating fluid secreted by the membranes |
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| inspiration is an what procesS? |
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Definition
| an active process involving the diaphram and external intercostal muscles. |
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Definition
| assisted by other muscles, helps raise ribs even more during regular breathing. |
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Term
| expiration is a what process? |
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Definition
| a passive process involving relaxation of inspiratory muscles and eslastic recoil of lung tissue. |
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| forced expiration is a what process |
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| more of an active process |
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