NUR 2101 Week #8 - Gas Exchange &
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Upper airway consists of 1) Pharynx
2) Nasopharynx
3) Oropharynx
4) Larynx
Lower airway consists of 1) Trachea
2) Bronchi
3) Bronchioles
4) Alveoli of lungs
The upper airways function is to Warm, filters, and humidifies that air taken in
through the nose and mouth
Where does gas exchange take Alveoli
place
How many lobes does the right vs 3 - right
left lung have 2 - left
why does the left lung only have 2 room for the heart
lobes and not 3
, What connects the lungs Bronchial tubes
Lungs are linked to the nervous parasympathetic; sympathetic
system by both __________ and ____________
nervous system
Bronchoconstriction tightening of the bronchus due to the contraction
of the smooth muscle
Bronchodilation Expansion of the airway in the bronchus
To enable the lungs to expand and pleural cavity
contract smoothly, pleural fluid is
produced in the space known as the
Air moves in and out of the lungs Inhalation and exhalation
through
What two structures aid the process diaphragm and intercostal muscles
of inhalation & exhalation
Diaphragm muscle that separates the chest cavity from the
abdominal cavity
When a person inhales the Contract
diaphragm and the intercostal
muscles
When a person exhales the Relax
diaphragm and intercostal muscles
Does throacic size increase or Increase
decrease with exhalation
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Terms in this set (167)
Upper airway consists of 1) Pharynx
2) Nasopharynx
3) Oropharynx
4) Larynx
Lower airway consists of 1) Trachea
2) Bronchi
3) Bronchioles
4) Alveoli of lungs
The upper airways function is to Warm, filters, and humidifies that air taken in
through the nose and mouth
Where does gas exchange take Alveoli
place
How many lobes does the right vs 3 - right
left lung have 2 - left
why does the left lung only have 2 room for the heart
lobes and not 3
, What connects the lungs Bronchial tubes
Lungs are linked to the nervous parasympathetic; sympathetic
system by both __________ and ____________
nervous system
Bronchoconstriction tightening of the bronchus due to the contraction
of the smooth muscle
Bronchodilation Expansion of the airway in the bronchus
To enable the lungs to expand and pleural cavity
contract smoothly, pleural fluid is
produced in the space known as the
Air moves in and out of the lungs Inhalation and exhalation
through
What two structures aid the process diaphragm and intercostal muscles
of inhalation & exhalation
Diaphragm muscle that separates the chest cavity from the
abdominal cavity
When a person inhales the Contract
diaphragm and the intercostal
muscles
When a person exhales the Relax
diaphragm and intercostal muscles
Does throacic size increase or Increase
decrease with exhalation
