Respiratory Flashcards

1
Q

Movement of air into and out of the lungs

A

Respiration

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2
Q

Respiratory system has two divisions

A

Upper respiratory tract
Lower respiratory tract

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3
Q

What consist of upper respiratory tract

A

Nose
Pharynx
Larynx

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4
Q

What consist of lower respiratory tract

A

Trachea
Bronchi
Lungs

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5
Q

Nose is composed of what cartilage

A

Hyaline cartilage

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6
Q

External openings of nose

A

Nares/Nostril

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7
Q

Openings into pharynx

A

Choanae

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8
Q

Floor of nasal cavity, separating it from oral cavity

A

Hard palate

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9
Q

Bony ridges on each side of nasal cavity

A

Conchae

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10
Q

Reduce weight of skull, produce mucus, and influence the quality of voice

A

Paranasal sinus

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11
Q

Carry tears from eyes and open into nasal cavity

A

Nasolacrimal duct

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12
Q

Another term for throat

A

Pharynx

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13
Q

Common passageway for both respiratory and digestive system

A

Pharynx / Throat

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14
Q

It takes in air

A

Nasopharynx

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15
Q

It takes in foods, drink, and air

A

Oropharyx

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16
Q

Food and drink pass through

A

Laryngopharynx

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17
Q

The VOICE BOX

A

Larynx

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18
Q

What cartilage is Adam’s Apple

A

Thryroid cartilage

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19
Q

Located in anterior throat

A

Larynx / Voice box

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20
Q

Attached to hyoid bone

A

Thyroid Cartilage / Adam’s Apple

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21
Q

Has elastic cartilage, protects airway by convering the glottis as larynx elevates during swallowing

A

Epiglottis

22
Q

Prevents food and drink from entering the windpipe

A

Epiglottis

23
Q

Function of larynx

A

It maintains the airway
Protects airway from swallowing Produces voice

24
Q

The largest cartilage

A

Thyroid Cartilage / Adam’s apple

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Inferior set of ligaments (true vocal cords"
Vocal cords or Vocal folds
26
Primary source of voice production
Vocal cords or Vocal folds
27
Superior set of ligaments
Veztibular folds / False vocal cords
28
It is the false vocal cords
Vestibular folds
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It's the wind pipe
Trachea
30
Allows air to flow into the lungs
Wind pipe / Trachea
31
Principal organs in respiration
Lungs
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Right lungs have __ lobes
3
33
Left lungs have __ lobes
2
34
Small air filled chambers where the air and blood in close contact
Alveoli
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Formed by walls of alveoli and capillaries where gas exchange takes place
Respiratory membrane
36
Spaces around each lung
Pleural cavities
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Process of moving air in and out
Breathing / Ventilation
38
Process of measuring volumes of air that move in and out of respiratory system
Spirometry
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The device that measure these respiratory volumes
Spirometer
40
Filters air we breathe
Trachea
41
The site of respiration inside the lungs
Alveoli
42
Process of inspiration
Increase of volume Decrease pressure
43
Order of inhalation
Terminal bronchiole Respiratory bronchiole Alveolar duct Alveolus
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Normal rate of breathing of adults
12-20 bpm
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Normal breathing of children
20-40 bpm
46
Known to establish the basic rhythm of breathing
Pre-botzinger complex
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Increase in co2 level
Hypercapnia
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Low level of O2 in tissues
Hypoxia
49
Inflammation of mucous membrane of sinus
Sinusitis
50
Inflammation of mucous membrane of vocal folds
Laryngitis
51
Abnormally increased constriction of trachea and bronchi
Asthma