Chapter 3 - Respiratory System Flashcards
Which body habitus is the heart more vertical?
Asthenic
Which body habitus is the heart more transverse?
Hypersthetic
Means organs
Viscera
What is the function of the respiratory system?
Oxygenate the blood; supply the body with oxygen and rid it of carbon dioxide
What are the 3 main structures of the upper respiratory tract?
Nose
Mouth
Pharynx
Behind the nose
Nasopharynx
Behind the mouth
Oropharynx
The cavity behind the nose and mouth; the throat
Pharynx
The opening of the larynx
Glottis
Piece of cartilage that covers the larynx like a lid and prevents food from entering to larynx and trachea while swallowing
Epiglottis
2 main structures of the lower respiratory tract
Trachea
Lungs
Where gas exchanges take place in the lungs
Alveoli
Functional tissue of the lungs; made of alveoli
Parenchyma; interstitium
How many lobes in the right lung?
Left?
Right - 3
Left - 2
Area of the lung where things enter and exit
Hilum
Treatment for cystic fibrosis
Prophylactic antibiotics
Chest physiotherapy
Bronchodilators
Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome due to a lack of surfactant; happens when the lungs aren’t fully developed
Hyaline Membrane Disease
What’s the radiographic appearance of hyaline membrane disease?
Air-Bronchogran
Treatment for hyaline membrane disease?
Infant inhales artificial surfactant
Swelling of the larynx characterized by a “barking cough”
Croup
Seen on a radiographic image as narrowing of the trachea
Croup
Inflammation of the epiglottis
Epiglottitis
Inflammation of the lung caused by several different kinds of bacteria or viruses out there
Pneumonia
How does pneumonia appear on a radiographic image?
Radiopaque patches
What is the treatment for pneumonia if it’s bacterial?
Antibiotics
What is the treatment for pneumonia if it’s viral?
Rest and hydration
A virus that is the most common cause of bronchopneumonia in infants
Respiratory syncytial virus(RSV)