Function of Major Structures of Respiratory System
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Nose
warms, moistens, and filters inhaled air as it is conducted to the pharynx
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paranasal sinuses
warms and moistens inhaled air; produces mucous; provide sound resonance; lightens the skull
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pharynx
serves as a passageway for air into the larynx and for food into the esophagus
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epiglottis
prevent food and water from entering airways
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larynx
serves as a passageway for air; produces sound; prevents foreign material from entering the trachea
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trachea
serves as a passageway for air; pseudo stratified ciliated columnar epithelium cleanses the air
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bronchial tree
serves as a passageway for air; continued cleansing of air
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alveoli
functional units of respiration; site of gaseous exchange between the respiratory and circulatory systems
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lungs
contains bronchial trees, alveoli, and associated pulmonary vessels
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pleurae
compartmentalize, protect and lubricate lungs