Reportory System Flashcards
What is the Mediastinum?
In the chest between the lungs where the trachea divides into two branches called bronchial tubes
What is the Hilum?
Midline region of lungs where blood
vessels, nerves, lymphatic tissue, and bronchial tubes enter and exit the organ.
What are the apex and the base?
The uppermost part of the lungs is called apex the lower area is the base
What is asthma?
Spasm and narrowing of bronchi which leads to bronchial airway obstruction
What is asbestosis?
Asbestos particles accumulate in the lungs
What is Chronic Bronchitis?
Inflammation of the bronchi what persists for a long time.
What is coup?
Acute Respiratory syndrome in children and infants characterized by obstruction of that Larynx barking cough.
What is diptheria?
Acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by corynebacterium.
What is lung cancer?
Cancerous tumors arising from a bronchus.
What is pertussis?
AKA (whooping cough); bacterial infection of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea caused by Bordetella pertussis a highly contagious bacteria.
what is mesothelioma?
A malignant tumor arising in the pleura.
What is pneumonia?
Acute inflammation and infection of alveoli; which fill with pus or products of the inflammatory reaction.
What is tuberculosis?
An infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis; lungs are usually involved, but any organ in the body may be affected.
What is the pneumothorax?
Accumulation of air or gas in the plural cavity.
The outer fold of pleura lying closest to the ribs:
Parietal Pleura
Collections of lymph tissue in the Nasopharynx.
Adenoids
The windpipe is known as:
Trachea
The lid-like piece of cartilage the covers the voice box:
Epiglottis
Branches of windpipe that lead to lungs:
Bronchi
The region of the lungs in the chest cavity:
Mediastinum
Air-containing cavities in the bones around the nose:
Paranasal Sinuses
Thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane lining the respiratory tract:
Cilia
The inner fold if pleura closest to lung tissue:
Visual Pleura
The throat is known as:
Pharynx
Air sacs of the lung
Alveoli
The voice box is called
Larynx
Smallest branches of bronchi are:
Bronchioles
Collections of lymph tissue in the pharynx:
Palatine Tonsils
The midline region of the lungs where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lung
Hilum
The apical part of the lungs is the:
Apex of the Lung
The gases that passes into the bloodstream of the lungs:
Oxygen CO2
Breathing in the air is called
Inspiration (inhalation)
Divisions of the lung that perform it’s main function are:
Pulmonary Parenchyma
The exchange of gases in the lung is called:
External Respiration
The exchange of gases at the tissue cells:
Internal Respiration
Acute infectious disease of the throat caused by Corynebacterium:
Diphtheria
Acute respiratory syndrome in children and infants that’s marked by obstruction of the larynx and stridor:
Coup
Hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls:
Emphysema
Inflammation of tubes that lead from trachea; lasts for a long period of time:
Chronic Bronchitis
Spasm and narrowing of bronchi, leading to obstruction:
Asthma
Lungs or a portion of a lung is collapsed:
Atelectasis
Malignant neoplasm originating in a bronchus:
Bronchogenic Carcinoma
Whooping cough:
Pertussis
Inherited disease of exocrine glands that leads to airway obstruction:
Cystic Fibrosis
Asbestos particles accumulate in the lungs
Asbestosis
Inflammatory disease in which small nodules form in lungs and lymph nodes.
Sarcoidosis
