Ch 15: Online 3 Flashcards
Respiratory System
Decreases surface tension within alveoli, permits inflation
Surfactant
A bluish skin color caused by hypoxia
Cyanosis
A collapsed lung
Pneumothorax
Air pressure within the bronchial tree and alveoli
Intrapulmonic
The motor nerves to the diaphragm
Phrenic
Dead space that everyone has
Anatomic
The respiratory center in the pons that prolongs inhalation
Apneustic
The enzyme in RBCs that forms carbonic acid from CO2 and water
Carbonic Anhydrase
The normal expansibility of the lungs
Compliance
Increases the size of the thoracic cavity from top to bottom
Diaphragm
In the carotid and aortic bodies, detect changes in blood oxygen level
Chemoreceptors
The pH imbalance caused by pneumonia or other pulmonary disease
Respiratory Acidosis
Carries oxygen in RBCs
Hemoglobin
Difficult or labored breathing
Dyspnea
A high blood level of CO2
Hypercapnia
The respiratory center in the pons that contributes to exhalation
Pneumotaxic
Carbon monoxide bonded to hemoglobin
Carboxyhemoglobin
Increase the surface area of the nasal mucosa
Conchae
Clears an irritation from the nasal mucosa
Sneeze
The part of the CNS that changes breathing in emotional situations
Hypothalamus
The part of the larynx that prevents choking while swallowing
Epiglottis
Volume of air in the lungs that cannot be exhaled
Residual air
Respiratory ____, the pH imbalance caused by hyperventilation
Respiratory Alkalosis
Sinuses in the maxille, frontal, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones
Paranasal
Vibrate to produce sounds that are turned into speech
Vocal cords
