03d. Water safety Flashcards
Upper respiratory tract
Nose/nostril Nasal cavity Pharynx Larynx Mouth/oral cavity
Lower respiratory tract
Trachea Bronchi (bronchus singular) Bronchioles Alveoli lungs
Hypoxia
Abnormal condition of low oxygen
Necrosis
Premature cell death
pneumonia
A condition where the lungs fill with fluid
What is gaseous exhange?
Movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide from high concentration to low concentration
How does drowning lead to death?
fluid in lungs = Suffocation = causing difficulty in breathing decreased oxygen premature cell death (necrosis)
What is meant by near drowning?
- short term loss of oxygen - passing out/unconscious
What is the abnormal condition of low oxygen
Hypoxia
What is premature cell death called?
Necrosis
What is a condition where the lungs fill with fluid?
Pneumonia
What is the movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide from high concentration to low concentration referring to?
Gaseous exchange
LOC?
LOC = loss of consciousness