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Lungs Flashcards

1
Q

what body system allows a person to inhale/exhale to move (oxygen;O2) into the bloodstream and get rid of waste (gas;carbon dioxide;CO2) from the lungs?

A

Respiratory system

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2
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Anything that has to do with lungs is called a what?

A

pulmonary

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3
Q

name an organ that allows oxygen(air) to enter your body

A

Nose

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3
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what do you call a thin tissue that covers the outside part of the lungs

A

pleura

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3
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this area of the mouth that allows the air you breathe to become humid

A

nasal cavity

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4
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it’s job is to receive food,breathing,speaking

A

oral cavity

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5
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a fancy name for voice box

A

Larynx

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6
Q

an open/close flap;prevents food from entering as you breathe

A

epiglottis

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6
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a fancy name for throat;cavity behind your mouth

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Pharynx

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7
Q

long tube leading food from mouth to stomach;food tube

A

esophagus

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7
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a fancy name for windpipe

A

Trachea

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8
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two tubes leading from trachea to lungs

A

bronchi

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8
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smallest airway tubes connecting bronchi to Alveoli

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bronchioles

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9
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very small air sacs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place

A

Alveoli

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10
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which side of the lung has 3 tubes

A

right lung

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11
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which side of the lung has 2 lobes

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left lung

12
Q

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

A

diaphragm

13
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its a microscopic hairlike structure whose job is to trap dirt and germs

A

cillia

14
Q

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

A

phlegm

15
Q

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

A

capillaries

16
Q

blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart

A

artery

17
Q

blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart

A

vein

18
Q

inflammation of the mucous membranes that lines the bronchial tubes

A

bronchitis

19
Q

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

A

pneumonia

20
Q

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

A

asthma

21
Q

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

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emphysema

22
Q

bacterial infection that effects lungs. contagious,spread through air

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tuberculosis

23
Q

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

A

panic attack

24
Q

hereditary disease that causes mucus membranes to produce too much mucus

A

cysticfibrosis

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