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Lower Tract
info in blue boxes may be on the next lab quiz
bronchi:
primary/secondary/tertiary
bronchioles
lung w/
lobes (superior, middle, inferior)
fissures (horizontal & oblique)
apex
cardiac notch
diaphragm
Upper Tract
Lab: Respiratory System
There is a thin area of muscle at the back of the
Triangle of Auscultation
so it is easier to hear respiratory sounds at this location with a stethoscope. To facilitate hearing respiratory sounds, (since the triangle of auscultation is covered by the scapula bone), you would ask patients to fold their arms across their chest as they bent forward.
nasal cavity
nasal conchae
soft palate
uvula
pharynx:
naso, oro, laryngo
auditory tube in nasopharynx
larynx
hyoid bone
cartilage:
cricoid & thyroid
​epiglottis
​glottis
vocal folds
trachea with cartilage