respiratory
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jturner916 on May 8, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 respiratory system | includes nose, nasal cavity, and sinuses, pharynx, larynx, trachea, lungs |
| upper airway | nose, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, and pharynx |
| lower airway | larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs |
| functions of upper airway | filtering, warming, humidification of the inhaled air |
| pharynx | both digestion and respiration. |
| cartilages of the larynx | thyroid c. , cricoid c. , corniculate c., arytenoid c. , cuneiform c. , and epiglottis. |
| adams apple | laryngeal prominence |
| true vocal cords | vocal folds |
| false vocal cords | vestibular folds |
| carina | the seperation of the rt and lt bronchi |
| Is shorter and a steeper angle | rt bronchi |
| order of bronchi | primarybronchus, seondary bronchus, tertiary bronchus, terminal bronchile,respiratory bronchiole. |
| rt lung gross anatomy | apex, base, hilus, superior lobe, middle lobe, inferior lobe, horizontal fissure, oblique fissure |
| lt lung gross anatomy | apex , base, hilus, superior lobe, inferior lobe, oblique fissure, cardiac notch. |
| whats some special about the lt lung | caridac notch and two lobes, longer lt bronchi |
| what some special about rt lung | three lobes with a extra fissure, horizontal. short rt bronci |
| alveoli | a group make a alveolar sac which has a alveolar duct that runs through it. |
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