Parts of the System
What part of the respiratory system has cartilage rings for protection?
What is the Trachea
Air that remains in the lungs when they are empty
What is residual volume?
The area where vocal cords are located
What is the larynx?
Is the main organ of the respiratory system
What are the lungs
During exhalation this muscle contracts and flattens
What is the diaphragm
The space between nasal cavity and trachea.
What is the pharynx?
Amount of air that enters lungs in one cycle
What is tidal volume?
The lining closest to the lungs.
What is the visceral membrane
Involved in a respiratory cycle
Location of the Trachea, primary bronchi, and lungs
What is the lower respiratory system
Warms and moistens air when inhaling through the nose.
What is the nasal cavity?
Amount of air that can be forced in or out.
What is reserve volume?
The lining of the thoracic cavity
What is parietal membrane?
The cavity where the lungs are located
What is the thoracic cavity
Skeletal framework of the respiratory system consist of these
What are the clavicles, ribs, sternum, pelvic girdle, scapulae, and vertebral column
The flap that keeps food out of the larynx when swallowing.
What is the epiglottis?
Air that enters lungs
What is inspiration?
This measures lung capacity
What is spirometry
Pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins that transport blood between the heart and lungs are called what.
What is the pulmonary circuit?
The brain and spinal cord are part of what system
This muscle is at the bottom of the chest cavity.
Air that exits lungs
What is expiration?
The lung has 3 lobes
What is the right lung
The nasal cavities, oral cavity and pharynx are part of what
What is the Upper respiratory system?
Composed of solely smooth muscle and mucous membrane
What are the bronchioles