Lungs Flashcards

1
Q

What body system allows a person to inhale/exhale to move into the blood stream and get rid of waste from the lungs?

A

Respiratory System

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2
Q

Anything that has to do with lungs is called what?

A

Pulmonary

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3
Q

What do you call a thin tissue that covers the outside part of the lungs

A

Pleura

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4
Q

Name an Organ that allows oxygen to enter your body

A

nose

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5
Q

This area of the mouth that allows the air you breathe to become humid

A

Nasal cavity

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6
Q

its job is to receive food, breathing speaking

A

oral cavity

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7
Q

A fancy name for voice box

A

larynx

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8
Q

An open/close flap; prevents good from entering as you breathe

A

epiglottis

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9
Q

A fancy name for throat; cavity behind your mouth

A

pharynx

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10
Q

Long tube leading food from mouth to stomach; food tube

A

esophagus

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11
Q

A fancy name for windpipe

A

Trachea

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12
Q

two tubes leading food from mouth to the lungs

A

bronchi

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13
Q

Smallest air way tubes connecting to bronchi to alveoli

A

bronchioles

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14
Q

very small air sacs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place

A

Alveoli

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15
Q

Which side of the lung had 3 lobes?

A

Right lung

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16
Q

which side of the lung has 2 lobes?

A

left lung

17
Q

A muscle that helps you inhale and exhale, located beneath your lungs and heart.

A

diaphragm

18
Q

its a microscopic hairlike structure whose job is to trap dirt and germs.

A

cillia

19
Q

A special type of mucus found in the lungs and throat keeps throat and nose from drying out has antibodies that kill bacteria in the air.

A

phlegm

20
Q

smallest blood vessel; a blood vessel where O2 and CO2 gas are exchanged

A

capillaries

21
Q

blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart

A

artery

22
Q

blood vessel carrying blood toward the heart

A

vien

23
Q

inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the bronchial tubes

A

bronchitis

24
Q

inflammation of the air sacs in the lungs caused by bacterial infection

A

pneumonia

25
Q

chronic disorder/inflammation and narrowing of the bronchial tubes with spasm

A

asthma

26
Q

chronic respiratory disorder caused by the destruction of lung tissue and air sacs are lost

A

emphysema

27
Q

bacterial infection that affects lungs. contagious, spread through air

A

tuberculosis

28
Q

intense fer leading to sweating hyperventilation racing heart, fear of death

A

panic attack

29
Q

hereditary disease that causes mucus membranes to produce too much mucus

A

cystic fibrosis