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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
respiratory anatomy
Question | Answer |
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (pulmonary system) | EXCHANGE OF OXYGEN IN ND C02 OUT. |
OROPHARYNX | POSTERIOR (BACK) OF THE MOUTH |
NASOPHARYNX | POSTERIOR ( BACK) OF THE NOSE |
PHARYNX | AREA POSTERIOR TO THE MOUTH AND NOSE..( CONTAINS OROPHARYNX AND NASOPHARYNX) |
EPIGLOTTIS | CLOSES OVER THE GLOTTIS (OPENING TO THE TRACHEA) PREVENTING FOOD AND FOREIGN MATTER FROM ENTERING THE TRACHEA |
LARYNX | VOICE BOX |
CRICOID CARTILAGE | RING SHAPED STRUCTURE THAT FORMS THE LOWER PORTION OF THE LARYNX |