Respiratory system
Commonly called the windpipe, this structure is strengthened by rings of cartilage.
trachea
smaller branches from the bronchi that enter the lungs
Bronchioles
This process is the result of air rushing into the lungs
Inhalation
from the air sacs/alveoli, where does the oxygen pass into the blood from which blood vessel?
the capillaries
The thick fluid lining the alveoli to keep them from collapsing.
Surfactant
These air passages divide from the windpipe at the bottom of the trachea.
bronchi
The voicebox
larynx
This cartilage ring is the only circumferential ring of cartilage associated with the trachea.
What is the cricoid cartilage?
Persistent cough, blood tinged sputum, night sweats. Transmitted through droplets
Tuberculosis (TB)
These two regions of the brainstem are responsible for controlling the respiratory system.
What is the Medulla Oblongata and Pons?
What is the name of the large muscle (singular) that pulls air into the lungs?
The diaphragm
Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
respiration
During inhalation what does the diaphragm do?
Contracts
This part of the respiratory system houses the vocal cords and is posterior to the Thyroid cartilage.
What is the Larynx?
This nerve innervates the diaphragm and originates at the level of C3-C5.
What is the Phrenic nerve?
This is a flap that covers the windpipe and helps keep food and water from entering the lungs.
Epiglottis
where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the lungs
the alveoli/air sacs
This pulls down and causes air to rush into the chest cavity
Diaphragm
The part of the respiratory system that is connected to the nose and mouth and is shared with the digestive system.
Pharynx
The four sinuses of the skull.
Frontal, maxillary, ethmoid, sphenoid
What are the tiny balloon-like sacs that look like bunches of grapes where carbon dioxide in the blood is exchanged for oxygen?
Alveoli
The three ridge structure of the nasal cavity that causes a swirling effect of the air
Turbinate
Define RESPIRATION
The exchanging of gases with the external environment or at the cellular level
What is the main organ of the respiratory system?
Lungs
Breakdown of the elasticity of the alveoli making it hard exhale.
Emphysema