THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

• Medical Terminology
• Chapter 7

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Functions of the Respiratory System

• Bring in oxygen to the body
• Help cells in terms of metabolism
• Filter waste from blood
• Make speech possible

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STRUCTURES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

• NOSE
• PHARYNX
• LARYNX
• TRACHEA
• BRONCHI
• LUNGS

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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIVISIONS

• UPPER RESPIRATOROY
• LOWER RESPIRATROY

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UPPER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

• NOSE
• PHARYNX
• nasopharynx
• orophayrnx
• epiglottis
• laryngopahrynx
• LARYNX/VOICE BOX

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LOWER RESPORATORY SYSTEM

• Trachea
• Throacic Cavity
• Bronchi
• bronchioles
• alveoli
• Lungs
• Diaphram

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THE LUNGS

• Each lung has lobes
• Each lung in enclosed in a membrane called the
  pleura
• The pleura has two surrounding thin membranes
• Pleural space

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HOW BREATHING HAPPENS

• Breathing is a 3 step process
• External Respiration
• Inspiration
• Expiration
• Cellular Respiration
• Internal Respiration

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