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A&P ch 22 A&P Chapter 22 - Respiratory System Question Answer What organs does the Upper Respiratory Tract contain and where are they located? The nose and nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx, and upper trachea and they are located outside the chest cavity. What organs does the Lower Respiratory Tract contain and where are they located? The lower trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, and lungs and are located in the chest cavity. Which parts of the Lower Respiratory Tract are located in the lungs? The lower parts of the bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli What are the tiny air sacs located at the end of the respiratory passages? The alveoli What is the partitian called that separates the nasal cavities into right and left halves? nasal septum The other name for throat Pharynx What are the three parts of the Pharynx? An upper section called the nasopharynx, a middle section called the oropharynx, and a lower section called the laryngopharynx. Which parts of the Pharynx are part of both the digestive and respiratory systems and function as a passageway for both food and air? The oropharynx and the laryngopharynx The other name for Voice Box Larynx What are the 3 functins of the Larynx? It acts as a passageway for air during breathing; it produces sound, your voice (hence the name voicebox); and it prevents food and other foreign objects from entering the breathing structures (trachea). What is Rhinorrhea? A runny nose What structure is made up of primarily of Larynx cartilage, muscles, and ligaments? Which structure, located at the top of the larynx, acts as a flap to cover the opening of the trachea during eating so food does not enter the lungs? The epiglottis What are the names for the two types of vocal cords? True and False vocal cords. Why are the false vocal cords called false? Because they do not produce sounds. Instead, the muscle fibers in this structure help to close the airway during swallowing. Air flowing from the lungs through the glottis during exhalation causes what to vibrate, thereby producing sound? the true vocal cords Who developed a procedure designed to dislodge the obstructing object in a choking person? Dr. Heimlich During the Heimlich maneuver where should your hands be placed? Between the person's navel and the bottom of the rib cage. What extends from the lower edge of the larynx downward into the thoracic cavity, where it splits into the right and left bronchi? The trachea What is the condition called when an infant is born with an opening between the trachea and the esophagus? This condition is a tracheoesophageal fistula (TE fistula) What are the 3 parts of the Bronchial Tree? The bronchi, the bronchioles, and the alveoli. Where are the lungs located? In the pleural cavities Which lung has three lobes, the right lung or the left lung? The right lung has three lobes: the superior, m

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