Ch 13 Lecture Outline Flashcards
Our bodies only have enough stores oxygen for —-
4-6 minutes
Rigid structure compromised of cartilage and bone
The nose
Coarse nasal hairs
Vibrissae
Function of olfactory region
Detecting smells
- are able to smell - growths
Dogs , malignant
How does an electric sensor detect different types of cancer
By sensing chemical variations of the specific tumors
Why do we breathe through our mouth
Allows air to pass through a larger opening
When do we breathe more through our mouths
When stressed , exercise or nasal region
How many cilia does each cell have
200-250
Special cells in the epithelium produce -
Mucus
A watery layer that houses the cilia
The sol layer
A viscous and sticky layer that sits on the top of the sol layer and traps small particles
The gel layer
What is the mechanism of the cilia and mucus working together called
Mucociliary escalator
Color of coughed up muscle can help identify - - ,
- mucus indicates the presence of infection while - indicates the presence of bleeding
Respiratory disease , yellow green and red brown
An inherited disease that causes secretion of very thick mucus, the mucus blocks the air ways and increases the rock of bacterial infection
Cystic fibrosis