Respiratory system
What are two functions of the respiratory system?
gas exchange / warms and filters air / aids in speech production / sense of smell
smaller branches from the bronchi that enter the lungs
Bronchioles
This process is the result of air rushing into the lungs
Inhalation / Inspiration
name for small blood vessels that cover the alveoli
capillaries
What is the number one cause of lung disease/damage?
Smoking
These air passages divide from the windpipe at the bottom of the trachea.
(primary) bronchi
This structure contains the vocal folds
larynx
During exhalation, what does the diaphragm do?
Bones that protect the lungs
the Rib cage
This happens when something irritates your nose
Sneeze
What is the name of the large muscle (singular) that pulls air into the lungs?
The diaphragm
trachea
During inhalation what does the diaphragm do?
Contracts
Hollow organ that allows you to talk and make sounds when air moves in and out
the Larynx
Name for a collapsed lung, usually due to a puncture wound.
Pneumothorax
This is a flap that covers the windpipe and helps keep food and water from entering the lungs.
Epiglottis
where oxygen and carbon dioxide change places 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
Inherited disease resulting from a defective gene on chromosome 7. Causes the secretion of very viscous mucous which cannot be moved by cilia and leads to bacterial infections.
What are the three divisions of the pharynx from superior to inferior?
nasopharynx
oropharynx
laryngopharynx
This tube is posterior to the trachea and is not a part of the respiratory system
esophagus
Hiccups
What is the main organ of the respiratory system?
Lungs
Inflammation of the lungs due to infection. Swelling of the bronchioles constricts airways and fluid leaks into the alveoli reducing respiratory function.
Pneumonia