Ch 29 Respitory System Flashcards
Pharynx
Has two functions to swallow food and take in air.
Pneumothorax
Air or gas that has sculpted between the plural layer which can cause shortness of breath. Sudden sharp pain.
Trachea
The windpipe. C shaped cartridge.
Epistaxis
Noose bleed caused by injury or trauma. Area highly vascular.
Emphysema
Condition with chronic cough, cyanosis, and barreled chest. Air sacs destroyed.
Lung cancer
Treatment is chemotherapy, radiation or surgical incision.
Asthma
Chronic disorder characterized by swelling, inflammation and constriction of the bronchi.
Chonchae
3 bones located on both sides of nasal cavity. Produces mucus.
Mucus streaming
Lines the trachea and bronchi.
Intubation
Tube that passes through mouth and larynx to help you breath.
Tracheotomy
Opening into trachea
Alveoli
Grape like cluster/ microscopic air sacs located at bottom of bronchils.
Internal respiration
Exchange of CO2 and 02 at cellular levels
Cardiac notch
Space in which the heart lies.
Hiccoughs
Spasms of diaphragm
Yawning
Deep prolonged breathing that fills the lungs. Caused by drop in o2 levels.
Pandemic
Considered worldwide
Vocal cord
Tighter and longer — high pitch
Shorter and looses — low pitch
How much time can laps before the supply of o2 stops reaching the brain.
No more than 4 minutes
Coughing
Deep breaths followed by forceful exhalation that can clear mucus from lower respiratory tract.
Sneezing
Air is forced through nose to clear upper respiratory structures
Crying
A change in breathing patterns that is in response to emotions.
Surfactant
Fatty molecule located on respiratory membrane
Right lung
Shorter, broader and has greater volume.
Left lung
Longer and narrow
Diaphragm
Dome shaped muscle that seperates the thoracic cavity from abdominal cavity.
Primary bronchus
Divides to form secondary bronchi
Secondary bronchi
Lobar bronchi
Segmental bronchi
Tertiary bronchi
Terminal bronchi
The last division of bronchiole tree
