Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Nasal passages |
Humidifier air Warms air Traps foreign bodies |
|
|
Larynx |
Epiglottis stops food from going down trachea Vocal fold Laryngospasm when larynx spasm closing the larynx |
|
|
Trachea |
Cartilage rings keeps trachea open Mucus traps dust Cilia moves mucus up trachea where it is then swallowed or coughed up |
|
|
Bronchus |
Cartilage walls to keep air ways opens Divide the trachea into each lung |
|
|
Bronchioles |
No cartilage Replaced with smooth muscle Constrict In asthma |
|
|
Alveolar |
Simple squamous epithelium Thin cells to allow diffusion of gasses between alveoli and capillaries Covered with surfactant Produced just before birth AIDS in the diffusion of gases Helps keep alveoli inflated |
|
|
Pneumothorax |
Air |
|
|
Pyothorax |
Pus |
|
|
Haemothorax |
Blood |
|
|
Chylothorax |
Chyle |
|
|
Hydrothorax |
Fluid |
|
|
Inspiration |
Diaphragm contracts and moves caudally Ribs move out due to contraction of intercostal muscles Increase in negative pressure within chest |
|
|
Inspiration |
Diaphragm contracts and moves caudally Ribs move out due to contraction of intercostal muscles Increase in negative pressure within chest |
|
|
Expiration |
Passive event Elastic tissue recoils Muscles relax Increase pressure in lungs and air is pushed out |
