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 lugs

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 (air) 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

It’s 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 food from entering as you breath

A

Epiglottis

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9
Q

A fancy name for throat ; cavity behind your mouth

A

Pharynx

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9
Q

Long tube leading food from mouth to stomach ; food tube

A

Esophagus

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10
Q

Two tubes leading from trachea to the lungs

A

Bronchi

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10
Q

A fancy name for windpipe

A

Trachea

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11
Q

Smallest airway tubes connecting bronchi to alveoli

A

Bronchioles

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12
Q

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

A

Alveoli

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13
Q

Which side of the lung has 3 lobes

A

Right lung

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13
Q

Which side of the lung has 2 lobes

A

Left lung

14
Q

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

A

Diaphragm

15
Q

It’s a microscopic hairlike structure whose job is to trap dirt and germs

A

Cilia

16
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

17
Q

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

A

Capillaries

18
Q

Blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart

A

Artery

19
Q

Blood vessel carrying blood toward the heart

A

vein

20
Q

Inflammation of the mucosa membrane the lines the bronchial tubes

A

Bronchitis

21
Q

Inflammation in the air sacs in the lungs caused by bacterial infection

A

Pneumonia

22
Q

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

A

Asthma

23
Q

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

A

Emphysema

24
Q

Bacterial infection that affects lungs contagious spread through air

A

Tuberculosis

25
Q

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

A

Panic attack

26
Q

Hereditary disease that causes mucus membranes to produce to much mucus

A

cystic fibrosis