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What is included in the upper respiratory system?
What is included in the upper respiratory system?
Which part of the respiratory system functions to filter, warm, and moisten air?
Which part of the respiratory system functions to filter, warm, and moisten air?
Where does gas exchange occur within the respiratory system?
Where does gas exchange occur within the respiratory system?
What are the main sites of gas exchange between air and blood?
What are the main sites of gas exchange between air and blood?
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What is classified as part of the lower respiratory system?
What is classified as part of the lower respiratory system?
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Which part of the respiratory system consists of interconnecting cavities and tubes both outside and within the lungs?
Which part of the respiratory system consists of interconnecting cavities and tubes both outside and within the lungs?
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What is the function of the nasal cavity?
What is the function of the nasal cavity?
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What is the purpose of the coarse hairs in the nasal vestibule?
What is the purpose of the coarse hairs in the nasal vestibule?
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What do the conchae and meatuses do in the nasal cavity?
What do the conchae and meatuses do in the nasal cavity?
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Where does the nasal cavity merge with the external nose?
Where does the nasal cavity merge with the external nose?
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What is the purpose of the pharynx?
What is the purpose of the pharynx?
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What are the openings called that communicate the nasal cavity with the pharynx?
What are the openings called that communicate the nasal cavity with the pharynx?
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What is the role of the external nares?
What is the role of the external nares?
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What structures subdivide each side of the nasal cavity into a series of groovelike air passageways?
What structures subdivide each side of the nasal cavity into a series of groovelike air passageways?
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Which part of the nasal cavity has a vertical partition dividing it into right and left sides?
Which part of the nasal cavity has a vertical partition dividing it into right and left sides?
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What lines a large space in the anterior aspect of the skull?
What lines a large space in the anterior aspect of the skull?
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The respiratory system can be classified structurally into the upper and lower respiratory system only.
The respiratory system can be classified structurally into the upper and lower respiratory system only.
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The conducting zone of the respiratory system is responsible for gas exchange.
The conducting zone of the respiratory system is responsible for gas exchange.
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The respiratory zone consists of the nose, nasal cavity, and pharynx.
The respiratory zone consists of the nose, nasal cavity, and pharynx.
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The main sites of gas exchange between air and blood are the respiratory bronchioles.
The main sites of gas exchange between air and blood are the respiratory bronchioles.
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The upper respiratory system includes the larynx and bronchi.
The upper respiratory system includes the larynx and bronchi.
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The purpose of the pharynx is to communicate the nasal cavity with the external nose.
The purpose of the pharynx is to communicate the nasal cavity with the external nose.
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The nasal cavity is divided into right and left sides by the nasal vestibule.
The nasal cavity is divided into right and left sides by the nasal vestibule.
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The external nose consists of hyaline cartilage connected to each other and certain skull bones by fibrous connective tissue.
The external nose consists of hyaline cartilage connected to each other and certain skull bones by fibrous connective tissue.
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The pharynx extends to the level of the most superior cartilage of the larynx.
The pharynx extends to the level of the most superior cartilage of the larynx.
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The nasal cavity communicates with the pharynx through two openings called the internal nares or choanae.
The nasal cavity communicates with the pharynx through two openings called the internal nares or choanae.
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The conchae and meatuses in the nasal cavity decrease surface area and prevent dehydration by trapping water droplets during exhalation.
The conchae and meatuses in the nasal cavity decrease surface area and prevent dehydration by trapping water droplets during exhalation.
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The nasal vestibule is surrounded by bone.
The nasal vestibule is surrounded by bone.
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The pharynx lies just posterior to the larynx.
The pharynx lies just posterior to the larynx.
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The exterior nose is lined by a mucous membrane.
The exterior nose is lined by a mucous membrane.
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Inhaled air is warmed by blood in the capillaries located in the conchae and meatuses of the nasal cavity.
Inhaled air is warmed by blood in the capillaries located in the conchae and meatuses of the nasal cavity.
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The nasal cavity is superior to the oral cavity.
The nasal cavity is superior to the oral cavity.
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