NR324 Chapter 2 – Respiration Study Guide
with Practice Questions and Correct Answers
Upper resperatory tract
begins in nasal cavity trough larynx
lower respiratory tract
begins in trachea thorax
nasopharynx
auditory tube
pharyngeal tonsil
oropharynx
palatine tonsils
lingual tonisls
laryngopharynx
epiglottis
epiglottic cartilage
superior
arytenoid and corniculate cartilages
posterior
cricoid cartilage
inferior
thyroid cartialge
, largest
Adams apple
right lung
larger but shorter
3 lobes 2 fissures
left lung
cardiac notch
2 lobes 1 fissure
superior vestibular folds
swallowing
inferior vocal cords
sound
trachea C. shaped
-not a completed circle so it can allow esophagus to expand
- trachea wings protect airway
-anterior
esophagus
posterior
squamous type I cell
95% comprised respiration
great type II cell
surfactant: prevents lungs from collapsing
primary bronchi
with Practice Questions and Correct Answers
Upper resperatory tract
begins in nasal cavity trough larynx
lower respiratory tract
begins in trachea thorax
nasopharynx
auditory tube
pharyngeal tonsil
oropharynx
palatine tonsils
lingual tonisls
laryngopharynx
epiglottis
epiglottic cartilage
superior
arytenoid and corniculate cartilages
posterior
cricoid cartilage
inferior
thyroid cartialge
, largest
Adams apple
right lung
larger but shorter
3 lobes 2 fissures
left lung
cardiac notch
2 lobes 1 fissure
superior vestibular folds
swallowing
inferior vocal cords
sound
trachea C. shaped
-not a completed circle so it can allow esophagus to expand
- trachea wings protect airway
-anterior
esophagus
posterior
squamous type I cell
95% comprised respiration
great type II cell
surfactant: prevents lungs from collapsing
primary bronchi
