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What are the segments of the respiratory system?
Nasal cavity
,
Pharynx
, Larynx,
Trachea
,
Bronchi
,
Lungs
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What are the systems/divisions of the respiratory tract in terms of immune defenses?
Conductive system
:
Nasal cavity
,
Pharynx
,
Larynx
,
Trachea
,
Bronchi
Transitional system
: Bronchi,
bronchioles
Gas exchange system
:
Lungs
,
pulmonary alveoli
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What is the immune defense mechanism of the conductive system?
Mucociliary clearance
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What is the immune defense mechanism of the transitional system?
Clara cells
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What is the process of trapping particles in the upper and middle respiratory passages called?
Deposition
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What is the immune defense mechanism of the gas-exchange system?
Intravascular pulmonary macrophages
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What is the process of removing trapped particles in the upper and middle respiratory passages called?
Clearance
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What is the difference between deposited and trapped particles in the upper and middle respiratory passages?
Retention
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What are the dorsal, lateral, and ventral boundaries of the nasal cavity?
Dorsal:
Nasal bone
Lateral:
Premaxilla
& maxilla
Ventral:
Palatine
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What are the rostral and caudal boundaries of the nasal cavity?
Rostral:
Nostril
, Caudal:
Choanae
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What are the apertures of the pharynx?
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx
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What are the meatuses/air spaces in the nasal cavity?
Superior nasal meatus
Middle nasal meatus
Inferior nasal meatus
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What separates the nasal cavity into left and right sides?
Nasal septum
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What is the common passageway for the digestive and respiratory tracts?
Pharynx
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What is the slit-like opening at the proximal aspect of the larynx called?
Rima glottides
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What is the voice box called?
Larynx
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What is the windpipe called?
Trachea
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What are the concentric layers of the trachea from outer to inner?
Fascia
proprietary
Cartilaginous ring
Fibro-elastic layer
Muscular layer
Mucus membrane layer
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What type of cartilage is found in tracheal rings?
Hyaline cartilage
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What is the point of tracheal bifurcation called?
Carina
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What are the branches of the bronchi?
Left & right primary bronchi
Secondary bronchi
Tertiary bronchi
Bronchioles
Pulmonary alveoli
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What is diffusion in the context of respiratory anatomy?
Movement of any molecule from an area of greater to lesser
concentration
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What is phonation?
Voice production, the principal function of the
larynx
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What are the chemoreceptive cells of the nasal epithelium responsible for?
Responsible for the sense of
smell
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What is olfaction?
Sense of
smell
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What nerve is associated with the sense of smell?
Olfactory nerve
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What is the function of the 1st cranial nerve?
Detects
smell
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What are the two portions of the lungs?
Apex
: pointed portion
Base
: wide portion
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What are the borders of the lungs?
Dorsal: faces
thoracic vertebra
dorsally
Ventral: faces
sternum
ventrally
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What is the extra lobe of the right lung called?
Intermediate/accessory
lobe
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What are the lobes of the right lung?
Apical/cranial lobe
Cardiac/middle lobe
Accessory lobe
Diaphragmatic/caudal lobe
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What are the lobes of the left lung?
Apical/cranial lobe
Cardiac/middle lobe
Diaphragmatic/caudal lobe
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What are the surfaces of the lung?
Costal
: faces the rib
Mediastinal
: faces the heart
Interlobar
: facing adjacent lobes
Diaphragmatic: facing the diaphragm
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What are the parts of the diaphragm?
Costal
part
Sternal part
Lumbar
part
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What is the diaphragm and its function?
Broad
unpalled
muscle
Forms the partition between
thoracic
and
abdominal
cavities
Organ of
respiration
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What are the hiatuses of the diaphragm?
Aortic hiatus
Esophageal hiatus
Caval foramen hiatus
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What structure passes through the caval foramen hiatus?
Caudal vena cava
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What structures pass through the aortic hiatus?
Aorta
Vena azygous
Cisterna chyli
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What structures pass through the esophageal hiatus?
Esophagus
Esophageal
branch of gastric cavity
Vagus nerve
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What are the regions/segments of the mediastinum?
Precardial
Cardial
Postcardial
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