Lists
List the 6 organs of the respiratory system
What is lungs, bronchi, larynx, nose, trachea, and pharynx?
Exchange between air and blood
Function of larynx
Normal resting respiratory rate for an adult
What is 16 to 20 breaths per minute?
List the 5 functions of the nose
What is filter, olfaction (smell), air passage, phonation, and warm + moisten?
Exchange between blood and cells
What is internal respiration?
What is gas exchange?
Brief description of the lung
Air sponges
List the 4 vital signs
What is respiration, pulse, temperature, and blood pressure?
Opening of trachea
What is glottis?
Function of epiglottis
What is prevent choking?
Normal resting respiratory rate for a newborn
What is 30 to 60 breaths per minute?
What is the air passage, food passage, and phonation?
Lubricated sac around lungs
What is pleura?
Function of trachea
What is carry oxygen from larynx to bronchi?
What is the diaphragm?
List the 2 parts of the central nervous system that regulate and control respiration
What is medulla oblongata and pons?
Air cells of the lungs
Primary function of the respiratory system
What is bring in oxygen and take out carbon dioxide?
Central portion of the thoracic cavity between the lungs