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The inferior nasal conchae create turbulence in air passing through the nasal cavity, and increase the epithelial surface area to promote warming and humidification of inhaled air.

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Increases air turbulance in the nasal cavity?

The scroll-shaped conchae increase the turbulenceof air flowing through the nasal cavity.


Why is increased air turbulance in nasal cavity important?

Increased air turbulance in the nasal cavity helps moisten and warm the air before it gets to your lungs. Have you ever taken a breath of air on a cold winter day and it hurts your lungs? So increasing the amount of time before it gets to the lungs helps prep the air so you do no harm to them


What is the nasal bone cavity called?

The nasal bone cavity is called the nasal cavity. It is a large air-filled space behind the nose that acts as a passage for air to enter and exit the respiratory system.


Which process does not occur in the nasal cavity?

diffusion of air through air sacs


Air enters the nasal cavity of the respiratory system through what?

Through nose.


What structures warm moisten filter air?

Nasal cavity mucosa... as air passes thru the nasal cavity, it's warmed, moistened, and filtered by the nasal cavity mucosa. The air that flows directly beneath the superior part of the nasal cavity may stimulate the olfactory receptors in the mucosa region.


What is the use of nasal cavity?

The nasal cavity conditions the air to be recived by the other areas of the respiratory tract.


Where is the nasal conchea?

They are bones in the nasal cavity (or parts of other bones in the nasal cavity) that cause turbulence in the air moving through the nasal cavity. This will warm and moisten the air to help protect the lungs. There are three conchae in the nasal cavity, a superior, middle and inferior conchae (aka turbinates).


Order of air passage from nasal cavity to alveoli?

Nasal Cavity, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli.


What is a air cavity in the bone?

Nasal or sinus


What is The entrances to the nasal cavity are called?

The entrances to the nasal cavity are called nostrils. They are responsible for allowing air to enter and exit the nasal passages.


What occurs in the nasal cavity?

The nasal cavity filters, humidifies and warms incoming air. It also contains olfactory receptors.