Respiratory System: Upper RS

The larynx is open during respiration and speech to allow air to pass over the vocal cords.

What is the function of the respiratory system?

The mucociliary escalator and Cilia are responsible for what within the trachea?

Nostrils lead to nasal passages and are the 1st step in oxygen exchange.

The Larynx or "voice box" is shaped by 9 cartilages called the anterior thyroid cartilage.

The opening between the vocal folds is the...

The paranasal sinuses are air filled spaces that surround the nasal cavity. Mucus empties into the nose from the sinus.

What is external gas exchange?

What parts make up the Upper Respiratory Passageways?

When does the larynx remain open?

What is the function of the Upper Respiratory Passageways?

Select more functions of the respiratory system

The trachea is located in the mediastinum, caudal to the vocal cords.

Nasal Passages are located where?

What is the structure that separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity?

What is the main cartilage of the trachea and its function?

The nasal septum separates the nasal passages into left and right halves.

What is internal gas exchange?

During swallowing the larynx is closed by what to prevent choking?

The Pharynx or "throat" is the common passageway for both respiratory and digestie systems.

What parts make up the Lower Respiratory Passageways?

Less tension of the vocal cords creates what kind of sound?

When does the larynx close?

The trachea is lined with...

Where are the frontal and maxillary sinuses located?

High tension of the vocal cords creates what kind of sound?

What are the 3 main conditioning roles of the nasal passages?

Why is it hard to breathe and swallow at the same time?

What are the components of the pharynx?

The trachea is the passageway for inhaled and exhaled air.

Muscles adjust the tension of the vocal cords by moving the cartilages.