CHAPTER 17 part 1 Flashcards

1
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two types of tracts

A

upper and lower respiratory tract

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2
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what tract: warms and filters air

A

upper respiratory tract

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3
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what tract: accomplishes gas exchange

A

lower respiratory tract

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4
Q

carries the oxygen especially the hemoglobin that is located at the rbc

A

blood

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5
Q

bubbles or like balloon shape organ

A

alveoli

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6
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it is ‘where the gas and carbon dioxide exchange’ with the help of capillaries

A

alveoli

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7
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are the NETWORK OF SMALL BLOOD VESSELS that ‘facilitates diffusion’

A

capillaries

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8
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passageway for air to pass to and from the lungs

A

nose

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9
Q

what are the paranasal sinuses

A

FEMS
frontal
ethmoids
maxillary
sphenoid

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10
Q

sinus above your eyes

A

frontal

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11
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sinus between eyes

A

ethmoid

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12
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sinus behind the eyes

A

sphenoid

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13
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sinus below the eyes

A

maxillary

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14
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connects the nasal and oral cavities to the larynx

A

pharynx/throat

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15
Q

the voice box

A

larynx

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16
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a leaf shape flap which is located behind the throat

A

epiglottis

17
Q

opens when there is a process of inspiration or breathing

A

epiglottis

18
Q

closes for swallowing of food

A

epiglottis

19
Q

the wind pipe

A

trachea

20
Q

a hollow tube organ that connects your larynx going to the bronchi of the lungs

A

trachea

21
Q

how many lobes in the lungs

A

2 left
3 right

22
Q

it protects the lungs and other organs located the thoracic cavity

A

pleura

23
Q

2 types of pleura

A

parietal pleura
visceral pleura

24
Q

the pleura that covers the inner surface of the thoracic cavity

A

parietal pleura

25
Q

the pleura that covers the surface of the lungs

A

visceral pleura

26
Q

central portion of the respiratory system

A

mediastinum

27
Q

it is where diffusion takes place

A

alveoli

28
Q

it is the exchange of gases

A

diffusion

29
Q

it is called the delivery of the oxygen

A

perfusion

30
Q

it DELIVERS OXYGENATED BLOOD throughout the tissues and systems of the body

A

artery

31
Q

give example of general appearance that may give clues to respiratory status

A

clubbing of fingers
skin color (cyanosis)

32
Q

what is the assessment for lower respiratory structures:

A

IPPA
inspection
palpation
percussion
auscultation