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

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Pleura

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4
Q

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

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Nose

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5
Q

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

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Nasal cavity

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6
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It’s job is to receive food , breathing , speaking

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Oral cavity

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7
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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

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Pharynx

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9
Q

Long tube leading food from mouth to stomach ; food tube

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Esophagus

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10
Q

Two tubes leading from trachea to the lungs

A

Bronchi

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10
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A fancy name for windpipe

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Trachea

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11
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Smallest airway tubes connecting bronchi to alveoli

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Bronchioles

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12
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Very small air sacs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place

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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

14
Q

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

15
Q

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

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

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

19
Q

Blood vessel carrying blood toward the heart

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

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Chronic disorder / inflammation and narrowing of the bronchial tubes with spasm
Asthma
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Chronic respiratory disorder caused by the destruction of lung tissue and air sacs are lost
Emphysema
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Bacterial infection that affects lungs contagious spread through air
Tuberculosis
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intense fear of leading to sweating hyperventilation racing heart fear of death
Panic attack
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Hereditary disease that causes mucus membranes to produce to much mucus
cystic fibrosis