Staying high
Increases surface area of the nose- Tumbles the air
What are the Conchae?
Covers that top of the larynx-directs food and water to the esophagus
What is the epiglottis?
The structures of the bronchial tree from superior to inferior
What are the trachea, primary bronchi, secondary bronchi, tertiary bronchi, bronchioles and alveolar duct
The name for the top of each lung
What is the apex?
Primary respiratory muscle
What is the diaphragm?
The three divisions of the throat
What are nasopharynx, oropharynax and laryngopharynx?
When the Eustachian tubes drain
What is the nasopharynx?
The primary structures when gas exchange occurs
What are the alveoli?
Number of lobes in the right lung
What is three?
The process of inhaling and exhaling
What is pulmonary ventilation?
The opening between the vocal cords
What is the glottis?
Filters out dust and large particles in the nostrils
What are cilia?
Substance that decreases surface tension
It lubricates and allows two surfaces to glide painlessly against each other when the lungs expand and contract
What is the pleura?
The diaphragm flattens and contracts and the intercostal muscles pull upward and outward in this phase of ventilation
What is inspiration?
The largest piece of cartilage of the larynx that is often called the Adam's apple
What is the thyroid cartilage?
Located in the nasal cavity and carries smells to the brain
What are the olfactory receptors (olfactory nerve)?
The meshnetwork surrounding the alveoli
What are the pulmonary capillaries?
How the gases exchange in the alveoli
What is oxygen diffuses from the lungs into the blood vessel and carbon dioxide diffuses out of the blood to the lungs
Contains the inspiratory and expiratory centers
What is the medulla oblongata?
Structure that produces sound, prevents food from entering the trachea and produces sound
What is the larynx?
The four paranasal sinuses
What are the sphenoid, frontal, maxillary and ethmoid?
The superior end of the larynx
What is the carina?
The opening on the lungs for the pulmonary blood vessels and primary bronchi to enter
What is the hilum?
The nerve that regulates the diaphragm
What is the phrenic nerve?