KINESIOL 1YY3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Nasal Cavity, Nasal Meatus, Soft Palate
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Volume of air movement in and out of our lungs. Where gas from the lungs come in the contact with the capillaries. Gas exchange occurs - oxygen taken up, c02 dropped off. Take gases that are in the blood and bring co2 into the blood or drop off oxygen to the tissues at the level of the mitochondria. Regulation of blood ph - by altering the volume. Found in nasal cavity - upper respiratory tract. Conducting zone - region where air is being transported from the outside to the respiratory zone. Respiratory zone is where gas exchange occurs at the smallest level which is the alveoli. Inside the nasal cavity we go through the naris aka nostrils. Nostrils create a space inside the nasal cavity called the vestibule. Vestibule has different epithelial tissue than the rest. Area where we have external things that come in contact therefore it creates a protective layer.