This term means tidelike movement of air in & out of lungs which continously creates gas exchange in alveoli.
Pulmonary ventilation
The simple term for this is calle ventilation or breathing
pulmonary ventilation
This is the gas exchange between the lungs and tissue cells of the body.
external respiration
This process is accomplished by the cardiovascular system, using blood as the rasnort vehicle of gas exchange.
Transport of respiratory gases
this is the exchange of gases between systemic blood and tissue cells S(oxygen unloading and carbon dioxide loading)
intenal resiration
Air generally passes inito the respiatory tract through the ___a___, or nares, and enters the ___b___ cavity, which is divided by the nasal ___c___.
a) nostrils
b) nasal
c) septum
What happens to air as it enters through the nasal cavity?
It is warmed, moistened, and filtered by the nasal mucosa.
a) inferior nasal conchae
b) middle nasal conchae
c) superior nasal conchae
Nasal septum
What is the oral cavity seperated from and how?
It is seperated from the nasal passages by a partition composed anteriorly of the hard palate and soft palate.
a) hard palate
b) soft palate
This funnel shaped structure connects the nasal and oral cavities to the larynx and esophagus. It is commonly called the throat.
Pharynx
What are the three parts of the pharynx?
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx
Pharynx
This structure consists of 9 cartilages
Larynx
What are the two most proimnent cartilges of the larynx?
Thyroid cartilage
Cricoid cartilage
This cartilage is commonly referred to as the "adam's apple"
thyroid cartilage
What are all the laryngeal cartilages composed of in the larynx, except the epiglottis?
Hyaline cartilage
This structure in the larynx is reerred to as the "guardian of the airways." It closes off the respiratory passageways when we swallow
epiglottis
Laynx
a) thyroid cartilage
b) cricoid cartilage
c) Laryngeal prominence
d) tracheal cartilages
a) epiglottis
The mucous membrane of the larynx is thrown into 2 pairs of folds
The upper ___a____, also called the ____b____
The lower ___c___, also called the ___d___.
