| Term | Definition |
|---|
| External nares | where air enters the respiratory system |
| Nasal cavity | which external nares open into |
| Vestibule (entryway) | guarded by hairs that screen out large particles. |
| Incoming air flows through the | superior, middle, or inferior meatuses and bounces off the conchal surfaces. |
| Inferior meatuses | narrow grooves |
| Hard palate | separate the oral and nasal cavities |
| Soft palate | separates the superior nasopharynx from the oral cavity. |
| Internal nares | connections between the nasal cavity and nasopharynx. |
| Pharynx | chamber shared by the digestive and respiratory systems |
| Nasopharynx | superior part of the pharynx. |
| Oropharynx | continous with the oral cavity |
| Laryngopharynx | includes the narrow zone between the hyoid and the entrance to the esophagus. |
| Uvula | seals the opening between the oral cavity and nasopharyngeal region during swallowing. |
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