Respiratory System
Organs of the Respiratory System Nose (external nares) Nasal cavity Pharynx Larynx Trachea Bronchi (and their smaller branches) Lungs (alveoli Muscles ? (diaphragm and intercostals)
Nose Airway Moistens and warms air Filters and cleans inspired air Resonating chamber for speech Houses olfactory receptors Septum divides into 2 nares
Pharynx (throat) Air tube Naso, oro, laryngopharynx Hyaline cartilage holds it open Skeletal muscle
Larynx Voice box (vocal cords) Open airway Switching mechanism to rout food and air to their proper channels Thyroid cartilages (Adam’s apple)
Trachea (windpipe) Epiglottis: cartilage flap Glottis: opening to trachea
Bronchi Branching air tubes to the lungs Bronchioles: tiniest
Bronchioles
Alveoli: Air sacs for gas exchange
Lungs Paired Pleura: double layered serosa Alveoli: microscopic sacs for gas exchange
Respiratory Physiology 2 phases 1. inspiration: air flows into lungs 2. expiration: air flows out of lungs Intrapulmonary/intrapleural pressure keeps alveoli open