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Anatomy 2 Respiratory System

front 1

What are the 6 organs of the respiratory system?

back 1

Nose
pharynx
larynx
trachea
bronchi
lungs-alveoli

front 2

where does gas exchange occur?

back 2

alveoli of the lungs

front 3

what do the passage ways in the lungs do to upcoming air?

back 3

purify, humidify and warm the incoming air.

front 4

what is the only visible part of the respiratory system?

back 4

the nose

front 5

where does air enter through?

back 5

external nostrils (nares)

front 6

what does the interior of the nose consist of?

back 6

nasal cavity divided by a nasal spetum

front 7

where are the olfactory receptors located?

back 7

mucosa on the superior surface

front 8

what does the repiratory mucosa do?

back 8

moisten air and trap incoming foreign particles

front 9

what are the projections of the lateral walls called?

back 9

Conchae

front 10

What do the conchae do?

back 10

increase surface area, increase air turbulence within the nasal cavity.

front 11

what are the cavities within bones surrounding the nasal cavities called?

back 11

sinuses

front 12

the nasal cavity is separated from the oral cavity by the what?

back 12

the palate

front 13

What is the anterior hard palate made of?

back 13

bone

front 14

what is the posterior soft palate made of?

back 14

muscle

front 15

sinuses are located in what 4 bones?

back 15

frontal bone
sphenoid bone
ethmoid bone
maxillary bone

front 16

what are the 3 functions of the sinuses?

back 16

lightens the skull
act as resonance chambers for speech
produce mucus that drains into the nasal cavity

front 17

what is another name for the pharynx?

back 17

The throat

front 18

what are the common passage ways for food and air?

back 18

the oropharynx and laryngopharynx

front 19

what is the pharynx?

back 19

the muscular passage from nasal cavity to larynx.

front 20

What are the 3 regions of the pharynx?

back 20

nasopharynx
oropharynx
laryngopharynx

front 21

what tubes open into the nasopharynx?

back 21

pharyngotypmpanic tube

front 22

what are the names of the 3 tonsils of the pharynx?

back 22

pharyngeal tonsil
palatine tonsils
lingual tonsils

front 23

what is another name for pharyngeal tonsil?

back 23

adenoids

front 24

what is another name for the voice box?

back 24

larynx

front 25

what does the larynx do?

back 25

routes air and food into proper channels and plays a role in speech

front 26

what is the voice box/larynx made up of?

back 26

eight rigid hyaline cartilages and a spoon shapped flap of elsatic cartilage.

front 27

what is the spoon shaped flap that helps make up the larynx?

back 27

epiglottis

front 28

what are the 4 structures of the larynx?

back 28

thyroid cartilage
epiglottis
vocal folds (true vocal cords)
glottis

front 29

What is the thyroid cartilage made up of?

back 29

hyaline cartilages

front 30

what is the name of the thyroid cartilage that protrudes anteriorly?

back 30

adams apple

front 31

what does the epiglottis do?

back 31

protects the superior opening of the larynx
routes food to the esophagus and air toward the trachea
when swallowing, the epiglottis rises and forms a lid over the opening of the larynx.

front 32

what do the true vocal cords or vocal folds do to create sound?

back 32

vibrate with expelled air

front 33

what is the glottis?

back 33

opening between vocal cords

front 34

what is the trachea known as?

back 34

the windpipe

front 35

how long is the trachea?

back 35

4 inches

front 36

what is the trachea?

back 36

tube that connects larynx with bronchi

front 37

what are the walls of the trache reinforced with?

back 37

c shaped hyaline cartilage

front 38

what is the trachea lined with?

back 38

cilated mucosa

front 39

what does the trachea expel?

back 39

mucus loaded with dust and other debris, away from the lungs.

front 40

what is formed by the divison of the trachea?

back 40

main/primary bronchi

front 41

where does the main bronchi enter the lung?

back 41

at the hilum

front 42

the right bronchus is ______, ______ and _______ than left.

back 42

wide, shorter, and straighter

front 43

the bronchi subdivides into smaller and smaller what?

back 43

branches

front 44

What occupies most of the thoracic cavity?

back 44

the lungs

front 45

Where does the heart occupy?

back 45

the central portion called the mediastinum

front 46

Where is the apex?

back 46

near the clavicle (superior portion)

front 47

what does the base rest on?

back 47

the diaphragm (inferior portion)

front 48

each lung is divided into lobes by the _______?

back 48

fissures

front 49

how many lobes does the left lung have?

back 49

two

front 50

how many lobes does the right lung have?

back 50

three

front 51

what covers the outer surface of the lungs?

back 51

serosa

front 52

what covers the lung surface?

back 52

pulmonary (visceral) pleura

front 53

what lines the walls of the thoracic cavity?

back 53

parietal pleura

front 54

pleural fluid fills the area between layers of pleura, why?

back 54

to allow gliding

front 55

the pulmonary and parietal pleura layers resist being what?

back 55

pulled apart

front 56

All but the smallest of the bronchial/respiratory tree divisions have __________ _______ in their walls.

back 56

reinforcing cartilage

front 57

what are the 5 divisions of the bronchial tree divisons?

back 57

primary bronchi
secondary bronchi
tertiary bronch
bronchioles
terminal bronchioles

front 58

what are the structures of the respiratory zone?

back 58

respiratory bronchioles
alveolar ducts
alveolar sacs
alveoli (air sacs)

front 59

what is the only site of gas exchange?

back 59

alveoli

front 60

What is the respiratory membrane also known as?

back 60

air-blood barrier

front 61

what is the respiratory membrane?

back 61

thin squamous epithelial layer that lines alveolar walls.

front 62

what do thealveolar pores connect?

back 62

neighboring air sacs

front 63

what do pulmonary capillaries cover?

back 63

external surfaces of alveoli

front 64

on one side of the respiratory membrane there is air and on the other side is ?

back 64

blood flowing past

front 65

Gas crosses the respiratory membrane by _______.

back 65

Diffusion

front 66

during gas exchange, what enters the blood and what enters the alveoli?

back 66

oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide enters the alveoli.

front 67

What do alveolar macrophages do and what are they known as?

back 67

known as dust cells and add protetion by picking up bacteria, carbon particles and other debris.

front 68

what is surfactant?

back 68

a lipid molecule

front 69

what does surfactant do?

back 69

coats gas- exposed alveolar surfaces.

front 70

What are the 4 events of respiration?

back 70

pulmonary ventilation
external respiration
respiratory gas transport
internal respiration

front 71

which event of respiration is commonly known as breathing?

back 71

pulmonary ventilation. (moving air in and out of the lungs.

front 72

which event of respiration is the gas exchange etween pulmonary blood and alveoli?

back 72

external respiration

front 73

during external respiration, what is loaded into the blood and what is unloaded from the blood?

back 73

oxygen is loaded and carbon dioxide is unloaded.

front 74

what happens during respiratory gas transport?

back 74

oxygen and carbon dioxide are transported via the blood stream, to and from tissues.

front 75

What happens during internal respiration?

back 75

gas exchange between blood and tissue cells in systemic capillaries.

front 76

volume changes during pulmonary ventilation lead to ________ changes, which lead to the flow of ______ to equalize pressure.

back 76

pressure, gases

front 77

what are the 2 phases of pulmonary ventilation?

back 77

inspiration and expiration.

front 78

what happens during inspiration?
what happens during expiration?

back 78

inspiration-inhalation- flow of air into lungs
expiration- exhalation- air leaving lungs.

front 79

during inspiration what contract?

back 79

diaphragm and external intercostal muscles

front 80

how does the thoracic cavity change during inspiration?

back 80

the size increases

front 81

external air is pulled into the lungs due to what 2 things?

back 81

increase in intrapulmonary volume
decrease in gas pressure

front 82

what is the largely passive process which depends on natural lung elasticity?

back 82

expiration

front 83

during expiration, as muscles relax, air is?

back 83

pushed out of the lungs

front 84

during expiration, air is pushed out of the lungs due to what 2 things?

back 84

decrease in intrapulmonary volume and increase in gas pressure.

front 85

force expiration can occur mostly by what?

back 85

contracting internal intercostal muscles to depress the rib cage.

front 86

normal pressure within the pleural space is always?

back 86

negative

front 87

differences in the lung and pleural space pressures keep the lung from __________?

back 87

collapsing

front 88

What can nonrespiratory air/gas movements be caused from?

back 88

relfexes or voluntary actions.

front 89

what are examples of nonrespiratory air/gas movements? 5

back 89

cough and sneeze, crying, laughing, hiccup, yawn.