AIRWAY ANATOMY /PHYSIOLOGY (fisdap part 1)Exam 100% Accurate!

what is ventilation - ANSWERexchange of air bw lungs and environment what is oxygenation - ANSWERthe process of loading oxygen molecules onto hemoglobin molecules in the blood stream what is respiration - ANSWERthe actual exchange of oxygen and co2 in the alveoli as well as the tissues of the body layrngopharynx splits into two lumens: - ANSWERlarynx anteriorly esophagus posteriorly what is the name of the passageway shared by the digestive and respiratory systems for air and food? - ANSWERpharynx (aka throat) what area is directly posterior to the mouth (from the opening of the mouth until the epiglottis) - ANSWERoropharynx what is directly posterior to the nose, connecting the opening of the nostrils to the soft palate at the back of the mouth? (this passage warms up inhaled air and filters out fine particulate) - ANSWERnasopharynx leaf-shaped structure (cartilaginous tisse) that prevents food/liquid from entering the larynx during swallowing - ANSWERepiglottis action of epiglottis when you swallow - ANSWERfalls down, covers trachea opening