Area of Study
Learning Objectives
1. Describe the primary functions of the
respiratory system.
2. Explain how the delicate respiratory
exchange surfaces are protected from pathogens, debris, and other hazards.
3. Identify the organs of the upper respiratory
system and describe their functions.
4. Describe the larynx and discuss its
role in normal breathing and sound production.
5. Discuss the structure of the extrapulmonary
airways.
6. Describe the superficial anatomy of
the lungs, the structure of a pulmonary lobule, and the functional anatomy
of the alveoli.
Activity One
This assignment will be completed individually.
1. Your instructor will provide key information
about a location in the respiratory tract.
2. You will be asked to name the location
of Donna in the respiratory tract. Write the location on a piece
of paper.
3. Each student will have the opportunity
to answer.
4. Your instructor will review the pathway
after the activity.
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I’m trapped:
Activity Two
1. Based on your work in Activity One,
describe the pathway of a molecule of oxygen from its entry in the nasal
passageway to its absorption from an alveolus in the lungs.
2. Explain what occurs at each stage of
the passageway.
A completed activity sheet will be submitted
to the instructor.
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