Jersey College A&P Final Exam
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Respiration
process by which oxygen is obtained from the environment and delivered to the cells
Everything in the lower respiratory tract can be what
life or death
Most common chronic respiratory disease of childhood
asthma
Structures of the respiratory system
nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, pleura
Nostrils
openings in the nose that air enters
Nasal cavities
two spaces located between roof of mouth and the cranium
,Nasal septum
partition that separates the two nasal cavitites
Mucous membrane in nasal cavity
filter foreign bodies, warm and moisten air
Conchae
three projections on the lateral walls of each nasal cavity
Pharynx (or throat)
carries air into the respiratory tract and carries foods and liquids into the digestive system
Nasopharynx
superior portion of pharynx
Oropharynx
middle section of pharynx
Laryngopharynx
inferior portion of pharynx
,Larynx
located between the pharynx and the trachea
Image: larynx
Thyroid cartilage
adams apple, anterior portion protrudes at anterior of neck
Vocal folds or vocal cords
used for speech
Glottis
space between the vocal folds
Epiglottis
little leaf-shaped cartilage that covers the larynx during swallowing
Trachea
windpipe, conducts air between the larynx and the lungs; framework of separate cartilages,
horseshoe shape
The trachea divides into two bronchi:
hilum and epithelial tissue lining(psuedostratified with cilia)
, Lungs
located on either side of the mediastinum in the thoracic cavity
Alveoli
thin-walled sacs gas exchange occurs
Right lung has how many lobes
three lobes
Left lung has how many lobes
two lobes
Bronchial tree
the bronchi subdivide and branch out forming a tree-like appearance
Diaphragm
muscular partition that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal pelvic cavity
Pleura
continuous double sac that covers each lung, serous membrane
2026/2027 Already Passed
Respiration
process by which oxygen is obtained from the environment and delivered to the cells
Everything in the lower respiratory tract can be what
life or death
Most common chronic respiratory disease of childhood
asthma
Structures of the respiratory system
nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, pleura
Nostrils
openings in the nose that air enters
Nasal cavities
two spaces located between roof of mouth and the cranium
,Nasal septum
partition that separates the two nasal cavitites
Mucous membrane in nasal cavity
filter foreign bodies, warm and moisten air
Conchae
three projections on the lateral walls of each nasal cavity
Pharynx (or throat)
carries air into the respiratory tract and carries foods and liquids into the digestive system
Nasopharynx
superior portion of pharynx
Oropharynx
middle section of pharynx
Laryngopharynx
inferior portion of pharynx
,Larynx
located between the pharynx and the trachea
Image: larynx
Thyroid cartilage
adams apple, anterior portion protrudes at anterior of neck
Vocal folds or vocal cords
used for speech
Glottis
space between the vocal folds
Epiglottis
little leaf-shaped cartilage that covers the larynx during swallowing
Trachea
windpipe, conducts air between the larynx and the lungs; framework of separate cartilages,
horseshoe shape
The trachea divides into two bronchi:
hilum and epithelial tissue lining(psuedostratified with cilia)
, Lungs
located on either side of the mediastinum in the thoracic cavity
Alveoli
thin-walled sacs gas exchange occurs
Right lung has how many lobes
three lobes
Left lung has how many lobes
two lobes
Bronchial tree
the bronchi subdivide and branch out forming a tree-like appearance
Diaphragm
muscular partition that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal pelvic cavity
Pleura
continuous double sac that covers each lung, serous membrane
