Respiratory System Anatomy Lecture

What encloses the left and right pleural cavities, each surrounding a lung?

Which structure contains the heart, esophagus, trachea, major nerves, and major systemic blood vessels?

What is the structure that closes the inferior thoracic aperture?

Which part of thorax is flexible and consists of segmentally arranged vertebrae, ribs, muscles, and sternum?

Which part of the thorax can extend above the level of rib 1?

Which ribs are considered floating ribs?

Which structure forms the sternal angle, a major surface landmark used in physical examinations of the thorax?

Which vertebrae does the head of each rib articulate with?

What is the approximate horizontal plane for the superior margin of manubrium?

What forms the skeletal elements of the inferior thoracic aperture?

What type of tissue lines the nasal cavities?

What is the function of the conchae in the nasal cavities?

What is the main function of the hairs just inside the nostrils?

Which structure separates the 2 nasal cavities within the skull?

What is the composition of the nose, which air enters and leaves the respiratory system through?

Where does the mucus produced in the sinuses drain into?

What is the primary function of the paranasal sinuses?

What is the purpose of the eustachian tubes?

What is the function of the palatine tonsils in the oropharynx?

What prevents collapse of the larynx and maintains open air passages?