Exam 3: BIOS255 / BIOS 255 (Latest
Update 2024 / 2025) Anatomy & Physiology III with Lab | Exam Study Guide Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain
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Components of the Respiratory System
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Conducting zone respiratory zone upper respiratory tract lower respiratory tract
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Principal organs
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Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, lungs (and bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli within lungs) 1 / 4
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Conducting zone
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no gas exchange-bronchi, bronchioles, terminal bronchi •Includes those passages that serve only for airflow •Nostrils through major bronchioles
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Respiratory zone
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directly involved in gas exchange-respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs •Respiratory bronchioles and alveoli of lungs
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Functions of the nose
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•Warms, cleanses, and humidifies inhaled air •Serves as a resonating chamber that amplifies voice •Detects odors (olfactory epithelium)
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Upper Respiratory Tract (URT)
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•Respiratory structures in the head and neck •Nose, pharynx, and larynx
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Lower Respiratory Tract (LRT)
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•Respiratory structures in the thorax •Trachea, lungs, bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli
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