Respiratory System Concept Map
Respiratory System Concept Map
Expiration
Flow of air out of the lungs
Gas exchanges between blood and external environment
Inspiration
Flow of air into the lungs
Major Functions of Respiratory System
Breathing Mechanism
Diaphragm
Left/Right Bronchus
Right Primary Bronchus
Wider,shorter, and straighter than the left bronchus Larynx
Right Lung Difference between Right/Left Lungs and Right/Left Oral Cavity
2 lobes
Primary Bronchi Anatomy of the Respiratory Tract
Respiratory System Concept Map Nasal Cavity
Nostril
3 lobes Pharynx
Left Lung
Trachea
Longer,thinner, and crooked than the right bronchus
Left Primary Bronchus Left/Right Lung
Asthma
Chronic inflamed hypersensitive bronchiole passages
External Respiration
occurs in the lungs where oxygen diffuses into the blood and
carbon dioxide diffuses into the alveolar air. Lung Cancer
1/3 of all cancer deaths in the US and is associated with smoking
Bronchial Tree
Larynx
Lower Respiratory Tract
Trachea
Lungs
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