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Human A & P chapter 22

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The main function of the respiratory system is to do what?   show
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show Pulmonary ventilation  
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Pulmonary ventilation also known as..   show
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show from the lungs to the blood  
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External respiration is the movement of carbon dioxide from where to where   show
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Transport of oxygen from the lungs to the tissue cells of the body; and CO2 from the tissue cells to the lungs   show
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Transportation of respiratory gases is accomplished by which system using what?   show
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show cellular respiration  
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The respiratory system includes:   show
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show The respiratory zone, and the conducting zone  
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show the respiratory bronchioles alveolar ducts, and the alveoli  
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show gas exchange  
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show all other respiratory passageways  
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The conducting zones function is to what?   show
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4 things the nose does.   show
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What are the four processes of respiration?   show
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show nostrils or nares  
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the nasal cavity is divided by what?   show
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show choanae  
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show ethnoid and sphenoid bones of the skull  
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the floor is formed by the   show
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hairs that filter coarse particles like dust and pollen   show
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show olfactory epithelium (mucosa)  
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this structure contains goblet cells and rests on mucous and serious glads   show
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antibacterial enzyme in mucus   show
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natural antibiotics that help get rid of invading microbes   show
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show ciliated cells become sluggish when exposed to air allowing mucus to accumulate in the nasal cavity instead of moving toward the throat to be swallowed  
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show sensory nerve endings in the nasal mucosa trigger a sneeze reflex when they come in contact with irritating particles  
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show paranasal sinuses  
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inflamation of the nasal mucosa   show
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nasal cavity infections often spread to other regions causing   show
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show pharynx  
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show nasopharynx oropharynx laryngopharynx  
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Structure that lies above the point where food enters the body, serving only as an air passageway   show
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show uvula  
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two structures that move superiorly, closing off the nasopharynx to prevent food from entering the naval cavity   show
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show pharyngeal tonsil  
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show tubal tonsil (pharyngeal tonsil also does this)  
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as the nasopharynx blends into the oropharynx, the epithelium changes from pseudostratified columnar to a more protective..   show
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this structual adaption is neccessary bc   show
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show air and food  
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This structure is continuous with the esophagus   show
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laryngopharynx contains   show
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show esophagus  
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show food  
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why do we need to breathe air?   show
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show because all the cells in your body require oxygen. without it they couldn't move, build, reproduce, or turn food into energy  
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show body cells rely on the oxygen provided by the respiratory system, but the oxygen is picked up from the blood. the blood as the intermediary, while the heart and blood vessels pump blood around the body  
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show nasal cavities  
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nasopharynx   show
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oropharynx   show
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oral cavity opens into which region?   show
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show epiglottis to larynx opening = glottis  
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