- Because the ______ help produce turbulence in the nasal cavity, they are called the "turbinate" bones.
- Which type of epithelial tissue lines the oropharynx because it is strong enough to withstand the abrasion of swallowed food?
- The ______ portion of the respiratory system is where gas exchange with the blood occurs.
- the mucosa's has a well developed layer of __________ muscle called the ___________
- As inhaled air passes through the nose, it is ______, meaning it is warmed, humidified, and cleansed.
- the primary bronchi enter the lungs at the ___________
- the branching system of air tubes within each lung and extends from the main bronchus to the 65,000 bronchioles
- supply air to a single bronchopulmonary segment in the lung eventually becoming bronchioles
- The ______ division of the respiratory system transports the air.
- cartilage in walls ___________ and smooth muscle ___________ with branching
- the grapelike clusters of alveoli clusters around a space called the atrium is the
- The lungs vasoconstriction in response to hypoxia diverts pulmonary blood form poorly ventilated areas to well ventilated areas
- The superior opening of the larynx is guarded by a flap of tissue called the
- The respiratory division, all passages have alveoli along their walls or are alveoli themselves
- the respiratory tubes become thinner and thinner until
- inflammation of the larynx that is usually caused by respiratory infection or irritant i called
- when sympathetic B2 receptors relax smooth muscle to dilate airways
- muscarinic receptors increase mucus secretion
- inflammation of the pleural membrane that causes friction/pain in the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura is
- the thin walled passages that the tubes divide into are known as