1What is the normal breathing for an adult?
12-20 BPM
2Purpose nose/nasal cavity/what it is:
air comes in and nasal cavity heats and hydrates the air. 3 regions, vestibule, olfatory and respitory.
3Purpose of Conche/what it is:
scroll like bones in the respitory region, and increase surface area of the nasall cavity
4Purpose of septum/what it is:
cartilage divides the nose into right and left sides
5Cilia
nose hairs trap and prevent entry of larger dirt particles. (True cilia have movement, nose hairs are static)
6Another word for Conche is....
Turbinates
7Throat is a common name for this...
Pharynx
8What does the sinus do?
Cavities in the skull
Ducts connect sinuses to the nasal cavity
Lined with mucous membrane to warm and moisten air
Provide soundesonance to the voice
Create space inside the skull
93 parts of pharynx
Nasopharynx, oropharyx and laryngopharyx. About 5" long
10How are the 3 parts of the pharynx named?
Based off what they're behind
Ex: Nasopharynx is behind the nose
11Why is the Epiglottis the most important UPPER respitory tract structure