Hondros BIO 117 Respiratory System | Questions with 100 % correct answers | verified

Know the tubes that compose the airways - Nasal cavity, connects to pharynx, connects to larynx, connects to trachea, connects to primary bronchi, connects to secondary and tertiary bronchi, connects to bronchiole, connects to alveoli Review the paranasal sinuses - 1. Maxillary 2. Frontal 3. Ethmoidal 4. Sphenoidal Nasal sinuses connect to... - Nasal structures Air filled - paranasal sinuses Vomer and Nasal Septum - structure that separates the left and right halves of the nasal cavity Pharynx - has three regions 1. nasopharynx 2. oropharynx 3. larangyopharynx Is a tube that is a common passageway for food and air superior connections of the pharynx - oral and nasal cavities middle connections of the pharynx - toward the middle ear, Eustacian Tube/Auditory Tube Inferior connections of the pharynx - Larynx and esophagusPalatine tonsils - tonsils on the two sides of the oropharynx Pharangeal Tonsils - Tonsil that sit on top of the nasopharynx Larynx - innervated by CN X Vagus 3 pieces of Cartilage 1. Thyroid Cartilage 2. Epiglottis 3. Crickoid Cartilage Holds the vocal cords, opening in between is called the Glottis Thyroid Cartilage - largest cartilage of the larynx that forms the adam's apple in men