Midterm Upper Respiratory System

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specialized organ at the entrance of the respiratory system that consists of a visible external portion (external nose and an internal portion inside the skull called the nasal cavity (internal nose)

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NOSE

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consists of a supporting framework of bone and hyaline cartilage covered with muscle and skin and lined by a mucous membrane

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External Nose

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it forms the anterior portion of the nasal septum

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Septal Nasal Cartilage

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Inferior to the nasal bones

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Lateral Nasal Cartilage

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it form a portion of the walls of the nostrils

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Alar Cartilage

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is a large space in the anterior aspect of the skull that lies inferior to the nasal bone and superior to the oral cavity; it is lined with muscle and mucous membrane

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Nasal Cavity

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Divides the nasal cavity into right and left sides

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Nasal septum

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Internal Openings

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Internal nares

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(which drain mucus) - are cavities in certain cranial and facial bones lined
with mucous membranes that are continuous with the lining of the nasal cavity.

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paranasal sinuses

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form the floor of the internal nose

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palate

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which drain tears

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Internal sinuses

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2 division of nasal cavity

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Respiratory Region - inferior
Olfactory Region - Superior

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2 division of Nasal Cavity

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Respiratory Region - Inferior
Olfactory Region - Superior

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Anterior portion of the nasal cavity just inside the nostrils, surrounded by cartilage.

The superior part of the nadal cavity is surrounded by bone

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Nasal vestibule

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3 shelves of nasal conchae

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superior, middle, inferior nasal concha

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is a funnel shaped tube about 13cm (5inch) long that starts at the internal nares and extends to the level of the cricoid cartilage

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pharynx

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Pharynx is a funnel shaped tube about BLANK long that starts at the internal nares and extends to the level of the cricoid cartilage

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13cm (5inch)

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The contraction of the skeletal muscles assists in BLANK (swallowing)

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deglutition

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Contains part of the eustachian tubes, which drain fluid from your ears

location: superior portion of the pharynx, lies posterior to the nasal cavity and extends to the soft palate

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Nasopharynx

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Location: lies posterior to the oral cavity and extends from the soft palate inferiorly to the hypid bone

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Oropharynx

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The opening from the mouth

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Fauces

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Two pairs of tonsils

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Palatine
Lingual tonsils

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The inferior portion of the pharynx

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Laryngopharynx or hypophraynx

Question 24

which forms the the porterior portion of the mouth, is an arch shaped muscular partition between the nasopharynx and oropharynx that is lined by mucous membrane

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The soft palate