Health Vocab Flashcards

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1
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Lungs

A

Main organs of gas exchange in respiratory system

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Trachea

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Windpipe carries air to lungs

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3
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Bronchioles

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Forms tiny passages with alveoli at the end

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4
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Diaphragm

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Separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity

Separates the lungs and heart from the digestive system

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5
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Alveoli

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Thin walled air sacs at the end of the bronchiole

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6
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Esophagus

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Long straight tube food moves through

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7
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Tonsils

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Masses of lymph tissue found in the throat

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8
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Eustachian tubes

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Tube that connects middle ear to throat

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9
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Cilia

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Tiny hairs that remove mucus from the lungs

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10
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Epiglottis

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Prevents food from entering the voice box/larynx

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11
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External respiration

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Exchange of gases in lungs

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12
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Internal respiration

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Exchange of gases between cells and blood

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13
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Larynx

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Voice biz where vocal cords are

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14
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Oxygen

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Gas necessary for us to live

We breathe

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15
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Pharynx

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Air follows into
Throat
Throat cavity shaped like pear

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16
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Respiration

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Absorption and releases of gases

17
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Nares

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Internal passage way of air from nasal cavities to throat

18
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Nicotine

A

Highly addictive drug in tobacco products

19
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Carcinogens

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Any agent that causes cancer

20
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Tar

A

Sticky black substance found in tobacco smoke that coats the inside of airways with carcinogens

21
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Carbon monoxide

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Gas that blocks oxygen from getting into the bloodstream

22
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Emphysema

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A respiratory disease where air cant move in and out of alveoli because they lost elasticity it got blocked

23
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Sidestream smoke

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Smoke that escapes from the tip do cigar or cigarettes

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Mainstream smoke

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Smoke that smokers inhale and exhale

25
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Habit

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Psychological acts that become automatic

26
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Addiction

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Physical dependence on continued supply of drug

27
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Psychoactive

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Describes a drug or medicine that affects the brain and changes how a person thinks and feels

28
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Carboxyhemoglobin

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Carbon monoxide in cigarettes that is active in forming this substance
Carbon monoxide and red blood cells

29
Q

Environmental tobacco smoke
Second hand smoke
Passive smoke

A

Combination of main and side stream smoke that is inhaled by people nearby a smoker

30
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Luchoplakia

A

White leathery patches that form where chewing tobacco is placed between gum and cheek