L5-Pulmonary System

Question 1

Gas laws

Answer 1

The principles in chemistry an d physics that state how gasses behavve when environmental varibles are changed

Question 2

Diffusion

Answer 2

The physical process whereby material is transported from a location of high concentration to a location of low concentration

Question 3

Trachea

Answer 3

A partially flexible, cartilaginous tube connecting the throat to the lungs

Question 4

Bronchi

Answer 4

The first two major branches that split from the bottom of the trachea

Question 5

Bronchioles

Answer 5

The branching and increasingly smaller and smaller air passages that branch off from each bronchus inside the lungs

Question 6

Lungs

Answer 6

A pair of spongy organs on either side of the heart consisting of thousands of air passages and alveoli

Question 7

Bronchitis

Answer 7

Inflammation (swelling/irritation) of the bronchiole tubes - causes persistent coughing, breathing difficulties, and fatigue

Question 8

Diaphragm

Answer 8

Flat, dome-shaped muscle attached to the bottom of the ribs and sternum that is a barrier between the abdominal and thoracic cavities and is the primary muscle that controls breathing

Question 9

Ribs

Answer 9

The bones and cartilage that form the ribcage that support the diaphragm and other muscles involved in breathing

Question 10

Intercostal muscles

Answer 10

The muscles in between the ribs

Question 11

Alveoli

Answer 11

Clusters of air sacs where gasses are exchanged between the blood and the air

Question 12

Nose hair

Answer 12

Hair produced from follicles growing in the front of the nostrils that serve as a built-in filter for larger particles

Question 13

Mucus membrane

Answer 13

Layer of tissue lining the respiratory and digestive tracts, consists of ciliated cells that produce mucus

Question 14

Mucus

Answer 14

Water fluid that varies in viscosity depending on the mixture of dissolved proteins, sugars, and immune molecules that serves a protective function