Created by Diamond Sapphire
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flattened conical chamber through which air and food pass
the pharynx is divided partially by the soft palate into ___ and ____
the nasopharynx is lined with ___ epithelium
the oropharynx is lined by ___ ___ epithelium
what are the functions of the larynx?
how is the tubular shape of the larynx is maintained?
Elastic cartilage found in ___, ___, and ____ ____
larynx lined by ___ epithelium except surfaces of vocal folds and epilgottis which are lined by ___ ___ epithelium
flap of elastic cartilage that gets depressed during swallowing to conver the larynx
funciton of the epiglottis
trachea begins at the end of the ___
what are the 6 cell types found in the tracheal epithelium?
Where is the trachealis muscle found?
in general, as conducting airways divide, becoming progressively smaller in diameter, the respiratory epithelium becomes ___ and with fewer ___ cells, ___ glands, and ___ cartilage; the elastic and smoother muscles ___ and ___ cells become more numerous
Stenotic nares, elongated soft palate, and everted laryngeal saccules
caused by degeneration of tracheal cartilage; common in toy and miniature breeds