Summary: Respiratory System 1
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1.29 respiratory system
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moving air in and out of lungs ie breathing
pulmonary ventilation -
oxygen is loaded into blood; co2 is unloaded into air in
external respiration -
gas exchange between blood and tissues in systemic capillaries
internal respiration -
o2 unloaded from blood from tissues; co2 from tissues loaded into blood in
internal respiration -
purify, humidify, and warm incoming air in lungs
passageways to lungs -
only externally visible part of respiratory system
nose -
nasal cavity location
interior and posterior of the nose -
are located in the mucosa on the superior surface of the nasal cavity
olfactory receptors -
majority of nasal cavity is lined with
respiratory mucosa -
moistens air, warms air, and trap incoming foreign particles
respiratory mucosa
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