RESPIRATOR
Y SYSTEM
KIM HAAG PHD(C), MSN, RN, CCR
,RESPIRATORY OVERVIEW (ANATOMY)
Upper respiratory tract
• Nose
• Paranasal sinuses
• Pharynx, tonsils, & adenoids
• Larynx
• Trachea
• Function: Warms and filters inspired air
Lower respiratory tract
• Lungs
• Pleura
• Mediastinum
• Bronchi / bronchioles
• Alveoli
• Function: Responsible for gas exchange
, PLEURAL SPACE
Parietal pleura
• Membrane lining t
thoracic cavity
Visceral pleura
• Membrane lining t
lung
Y SYSTEM
KIM HAAG PHD(C), MSN, RN, CCR
,RESPIRATORY OVERVIEW (ANATOMY)
Upper respiratory tract
• Nose
• Paranasal sinuses
• Pharynx, tonsils, & adenoids
• Larynx
• Trachea
• Function: Warms and filters inspired air
Lower respiratory tract
• Lungs
• Pleura
• Mediastinum
• Bronchi / bronchioles
• Alveoli
• Function: Responsible for gas exchange
, PLEURAL SPACE
Parietal pleura
• Membrane lining t
thoracic cavity
Visceral pleura
• Membrane lining t
lung