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39 Cards in this Set
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Name the external opening into nasal cavity.
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external naris (Nares, pl)
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Name the bony structures in the nasal cavity that extend from the lateral walls of nasal cavity and form the passageways called the meatuses.
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nasal conchae
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Name the conical, finger-like, muscular process hanging down from the soft palate.
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uvula
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Name the passageway from the posterior part of the nasal cavity into the nasopharynx.
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internal naris (nares, pl)
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Name the superior part of pharynx.
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nasopharynx
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Name the tube leading to the middle ear from the superior part of the pharynx.
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auditory tubes (Eustachian tubes)
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Name the tonsil in posterior wall of the superior part of pharynx.
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adenoid (pharyngeal tonsil)
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Name the middle part of pharynx.
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oropharynx
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Name the inferior part of pharynx.
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laryngopharynx
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Name the tonsils in fold between oral cavity and oropharynx.
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palatine tonsils
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Name the tonsil at base of the tongue.
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lingual tonsils
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Name the tongue bone
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hyoid bone
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Name the largest laryngeal cartilage.
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thyroid cartilage
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Name the cartilage inferior to thyroid cartilage.
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cricoids cartilage
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Name the ladle-shaped cartilages on superior border of cricoids cartilage
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arytenoid cartilage
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Name the small horn-like cartilages that articulate with the arytenoid cartilage
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corniculate cartilage
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What is the proper name for vocal cords?
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vocal folds
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Name the cartilaginous lid that closes the opening into the larynx.
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epiglottis
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Describe the general shape of tracheal cartilages.
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C-shaped
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Name the branches of trachea that transmit air to lungs.
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primary bronchi
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Name the branches of the airways in primary bronchi that transmit air to the lung lobes.
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secondary bronchi
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Name the branches of the airways in secondary bronchi that transmit air to the bronchopulmonary segments.
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tertiary bronchi
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Name the small, muscular airways that branch off of the tertiary bronchi.
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bronchioles
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Name the first airways to exchange gases.
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respiratory bronchioles
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Name the blind-end tubes that lead to alveoli and alveolar sacs.
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alveolar ducts
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Name the cells within alveoli that secrete surfactant.
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pneumocyte II (septal cells)
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What other name is used for the alveolar macrophages?
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dust cells
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Name the top of lung.
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apex
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Name the bottom of lung.
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base
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Name the depression where structures enter and exit the lung.
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hilus or hilum
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What lung has only one fissure?
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left lung
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Which lung has a horizontal fissure?
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right lung
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Which lung has a cardiac notch?
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left lung
because of the heart |
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Name the pleural membrane that covers the surface of the lung and extends into the fissures between the lobes?
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visceral pleura
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Name the pleural membrane that lines the inner surface of the thoracic wall and extends over the diaphragm and mediastinum.
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parietal pleura
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Name the potential space that lies between the visceral pleura membrane and the parietal pleura membrane
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pleural cavity
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Name the main muscle of respiration.
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diaphragm
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Name the rib muscles used during eupnea.
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external intercostal muscles
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Name the epithelium lining most of the nasal cavity, larynx below the vocal folds, trachea, bronchi, and most bronchioles.
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pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
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