Respiatory Test Flashcards
Serous membrane
Pleura
Voice box
Larynx
The Adam’s apple is made up of
Thyroid cartilage
Covers larynx/ trachea “guardian of the airway”
Epiglottis
Air filled cavities around the nose
Sinuses
In which bone is there not a sinus cavity
Temporal
External respiration
Exchange between
Takes place in
Alveoli and pulmonary cavities
Lungs
Internal respiration
Exchange between
Takes place in
Capillaries and body tissue
Throughout the body
Vital capacity
The total amount if exchangeable air
TV+IRV+ERV
Common cold is known as
nasopharangitis
What causes emphysema?
Smoking
What is caused by sudden contractions of the diaphragm?
Hiccups
The right lung has how many lobes?
3
External respiration takes place where?
Lungs
What can not be measured by a spirometer
Residual volume
When you inhale your inter pulmonary pressure falls - the atmospheric pressure
Below
T/F
Alveoli can diffuse out of blood and into outer sack
True
Acute bronchitis is
Inflammation of something that lines the bronchi
Flu symptoms appear
Rapidly
Clears the upper respiratory tract
Sneeze
Clears the lower respiratory tract
Cough
2 types if lung volume
Static and dynamic
Secondary infection of the lungs
Pneumonia
What is behind the hard palate?
Soft palate
What are the most common COPD’s?
Chronic bronchitis and emphysema
What are the clusters if lymph tissue in the pharynx?
Tonsils
Which of these cause pneumonia
All of the above
Which section of the pharynx is superior?
Nasopharynx
What shape are the cartilaginous rings of the trachea?
C shaped
Temporary obstruction of the bronchi; bronchial spasm
Asthma
Swollen gland in the neck would be
Tonsillitis
What is the main place for oxygen exchange?
Alveoli
What is the average adult respiratory rate?
12-20
Breathing is called what
Pulmonary respiration
