Location
where is the Pharynx located?
Region in the back of the mouth
what is the function of the lungs?
passage for air
Normal route by Which air enters
Nose, nasal
dome-shaped contracts and move downward. What is it?
Diaphragm
who breathes faster? Women and children or men and children?
Women and children
Where is the Laryngopharynx located?
Lies immediately before the larynx
What is the function of fold tissue?
When air is exhaled the vocal cords vibrate and produce sounds
microscopic air sacs
Alveoli
opening nasal cavity, external environment
external cavities, and nostrils
Do you think you can live without one of your lungs? Yes or no?
Surprise surprise... you can live without one lung... crazy right.
Where is the Nasopharynx located?
Behind the nasal cavity, above the soft palate
what is the function of the epiglottic cartilage or epiglottis?
Seal off the respiratory tract when food or liquids pass into the esophagus
Allergies occurring in he nasal chambers
Allergic rhinitis
divides nasal cavity medially
nasal septum
11,000 liters a day
where is the eustachian tubes located?
Ope from the middle ear into the lateral walls of the nasopharynx
what is the function of the pulmonary vein?
enters the left side of the heart an the left ventricle then pumps the oxygen-rich blood to the tissues
causes inflammation of the mucosal membrane
Rhinitis
rigid tube that connects larynx to bronchial tree, passage for air: muscous lining filters air
trachea
what is a common disease that affects the lungs?
Asthma
where is the parietal pleura located?
Outer layer of pleura, lines the inner surface of the thoracic cavity.
What is the function of the pleural cavity?
fluid in the cavity keeps the two pleural emebrane in close contact
an enzyme presented in red blood cells
Carbonic anhydrase
when a tonsil is swollen it is referred to as
adenoids
true or false? One of your lungs is smaller than the other?
True. It just slight difference in size between the left and right side of your lungs.