Respiratory System (Structures List)

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external nares

entry point for air

<p>entry point for air </p>
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nasal cavity

warms, moistens, and filters airs, houses the smell receptors

<p>warms, moistens, and filters airs, houses the smell receptors </p>
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superior nasal conchae

increase surface area and helps air contract the mucosa

<p>increase surface area and helps air contract the mucosa </p>
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middle nasal conchae

increase surface area and helps air contact the mucosa

<p>increase surface area and helps air contact the mucosa</p>
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inferior nasal conchae

increase surface area and helps air contract the mucosa

<p>increase surface area and helps air contract the mucosa </p>
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hard palate

seperates oral and nasal cavity

<p>seperates oral and nasal cavity </p>
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soft palate

lifts to block food from the nasopharynx

<p>lifts to block food from the nasopharynx </p>
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uvula

closes off the nasal pharynx by swallowing

<p>closes off the nasal pharynx by swallowing </p>
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auditory tube

equalizes air pressure in the middle ear

<p>equalizes air pressure in the middle ear </p>
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nasopharynx

Air only; lined with pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

<p><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Air only; lined with pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium</span></p>
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oropharynx

passage for food/drink and air, nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium 

<p>passage for food/drink and air, <span style="line-height: 28.5px;"> nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium&nbsp;</span></p>
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laryngopharynx

Passageway for air and food/drink; same epithelium as the oropharynx 

<p><span style="line-height: 28.5px;">Passageway for air and food/drink; same epithelium as the oropharynx&nbsp;</span></p>
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larynx

air passageway, keeps food and drink out, produces sound, helps with sneezing and coughing

<p>air passageway, keeps food and drink out, produces sound, helps with sneezing and coughing </p>
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thyroid cartilage

protects the larynx and anchors vocal folds

<p>protects the larynx and anchors vocal folds </p>
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cricoid cartilage

supports the larynx and connects it to the trachea

<p>supports the larynx and connects it to the trachea</p>
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arytenoid cartilage

open and closes vocal folds

<p>open and closes vocal folds </p>
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corniculate cartilage

Support the arytenoids and the back of the larynx

<p><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Support the arytenoids and the back of the larynx</span></p>
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false vocal cords

protect the airway

<p>protect the airway </p>
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true vocal cords

vibrate to produce sound

<p>vibrate to produce sound </p>
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hyoid bone

anchors tongue/throat muscles and suspends the larynx

<p>anchors tongue/throat muscles and suspends the larynx </p>
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epiglottis

keeps food out of the airway

<p>keeps food out of the airway </p>
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glottis

airway opening, ; it narrows and widens for breathing and speech 

<p>airway opening, <span style="line-height: 28.5px;">; it narrows and widens for breathing and speech&nbsp;</span></p>
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trachea

conducts air, c - shaped hyaline cartilage keeps it open and trachealis

<p>conducts air, c - <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">shaped hyaline cartilage keeps it open and trachealis</span></p>
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primary bronchi

carry air to each lung

<p>carry air to each lung </p>
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secondary bronchi

delivers air to each lobe

<p>delivers air to each lobe </p>
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tertiary bronchi

delivers air to each lung segment

<p>delivers air to each lung segment </p>
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terminal bronchiole

end of conducting zone

<p>end of conducting zone</p>
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respiratory bronchiole

start of the respiratory zone, where some gas exchange begins

<p>s<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">tart of the respiratory zone, where some gas exchange begins</span></p>
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alveolar duct

carriers air to the alveolar sac

<p><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">carriers air to the alveolar sac</span></p>
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alveolar sac

gas exchange

<p>gas exchange </p>
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alveolus

Where CO2 and O2 diffuse between air and blood

<p><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Where CO2 and O2 diffuse between air and blood</span></p>
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superior lobe of right lung

gas exchange

<p>gas exchange</p>
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middle lobe of right lung

gas exchange

<p>gas exchange</p>
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inferior lobe of right lung

gas exchange

<p>gas exchange</p>
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superior lobe of left lung

gas exchange

<p>gas exchange</p>
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inferior lobe of left lung

gas exchange

<p>gas exchange</p>
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cardiac notch

makes room for heart on the left lung

<p>makes room for heart on the left lung </p>
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diaphragm

muscle for inhalation

<p>muscle for inhalation </p>
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visceral pleura

covers the lungs

<p>covers the lungs</p>
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parietal pleura

Lines the pleural cavity

<p><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Lines the pleural cavity</span></p>
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trachea epithelium

pseudostratified ciliated columnar

<p>pseudostratified ciliated columnar</p>
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cartilage tissue

dense, flexible tissue similar to bone tissue

<p>dense, flexible tissue similar to bone tissue</p>
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lung epithelium

simple squamous epithelium

<p>simple squamous epithelium</p>