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42 Cards in this Set
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Nasal conchae |
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Nasal meatus |
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Produces mucus, provides sound resonance, and lightens skull |
Paranasal sinuses |
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Frontal sinus |
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Sphenoid sinus |
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Ethmoid sinus |
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Maxillary sinus |
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Serves as a passage way for air into larynx and food into esophagus |
Pharynx |
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Laryngopharynx |
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Oropharynx |
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Nasopharynx |
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Aids in defending against infection |
Palattine tonsil |
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Aids in defending against infection |
Pharyngeal tonsil |
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Hard palate |
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Soft palate |
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Warms, moistens, and filters inhaled air |
Nose |
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Passage way for air, produces speech |
Larynx |
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Thyroid cartilage |
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Cricoid cartilage |
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Arytenoid cartilage |
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Controls passage of air to allow for speech and sound production |
Vocal folds |
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Vestibular folds |
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Allows air to enter the respiratory passage |
Glottis |
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Covers the opening for the larynx during swallowing |
Epiglottis |
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Passage way for air to lungs, lined with ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium to clense air as it passes |
Trachea |
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Contain bronchial tree, alveoli, and pulmonary vessels |
Right lung |
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Contain bronchial tree, alveoli, and pulmonary vessels |
Left lung |
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Superior lobe |
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Middle lobe |
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Inferior lobe |
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Superior lobe |
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Inferior lobe |
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Passage way for air and additional cleansing of air |
Bronchial tree |
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Primary bronchi |
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Secondary bronchi |
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Tertiary bronchi |
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Site of gas exchange, functional units of respiration |
Alveoli |
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Compartmentalize, protect, and lubricate lungs |
Pleura |
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Parietal pleura |
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Visceral pleura |
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Membranous partition between 2 parts of an organ |
Mediastinum |
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Contraction of this muscle initiates inhalation |
Diaphragm |