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Egan's Ch 9 The Respiratory System

Across
Vertical opening on either side of the mediastinum through which a the all of the airways and pulmonary vessels pass
The anatomic depression immediately beyond the base of the tongue
Narrow clefts or slits; the lines that divide or separate the lobes of the lung glottis
The fused connection between the manubrium and the body of the sternum
To bleed from the nose
Tiny hairlike projections that line the mucus- producing structures
Opening to the nose
A surface active lipoprotein formed by type II cells which reduces surface tension and facilitates alveolar expansion during inhalation
A term used to define the process in which the cilia of the airways continually move mucus from the lower respiratory tract to the oral cavity
Bony plate that separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity
The throat
Slightly angle where the manubrium articulates with the body at the sternum
Bilateral tubes that connect the nasopharynx to the middle ear and mastoid sinus
Major divisions of the lungs
Upper triangular portion of the sternum
Bifurcation of the trachea into the right and left mainstem bronchus
Upper portion of the airway behind eh nasal and oral cavities
Any small, saclike structure particularly found in a gland
Down
Organ of the voice that is part of the upper air passage connecting the pharynx with the trachea
Small outpouching of walls of alveolar space through which gas exchange between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood occurs
Acute angle where the costal pleura meets the diaphragm
Ring of cartilage that forms the lower border of the larynx
Large main intrathoracic airway
Fibrous tissue that connects the ribs to the sternum and each other anteriorly
Variable opening between the vocal cords
Bony plate that separates
Portion of the pharynx which is located most closely to the mouth
The first seven ribs of each side
The lateral surface of the external nose
Small cone shaped process suspended in the mouth from the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate