Upper Respiratory System.txt

Mucous membrane that lines the entire respiratory system. It warms and humidifies incoming air. It produces mucus to trap foreign particles.

Hollow area inside the nose

The throat. A shared passageway for both air & food. The nasopharynx is posterior to the nasal cavity, the oropharynx is posterior to the oral cavity, and the laryngopharynx is posterior to the larynx

Wall of cartilage and bone that divides the nasal cavity into right and left sides

Three long, bony projections (superior, middle, and inferior) on either side of the nasal cavity. They break up and slow down inhaled air. They are also known as the nasal conchae

Mucous membrane

Mucus

Nose

Pharynx (throat)

Mouth

Larynx (voice box)

Septum (dividing wall)

Scroll-like structure; turbinate