Respiratory

Question 1

Ventilation

Answer 1

air in and out of trachea, bronchi, and lungs (breathing in)

Question 2

Diffusion

Answer 2

process of moving and exchanging o2 acquired during ventilation and co2 waste

Question 3

Perfusion

Answer 3

process of supplying o2 blood to lungs and organ systems via blood vessels

Question 4

respiration

Answer 4

process where cells throughout body use o2 aerobically

Question 5

hypoxia

Answer 5

hypoxemia: decreased o2 in arterial blood, hypoxia = severe form of hypoxemia at the tissue level

Question 6

hypercapnia

Answer 6

increased co2 in blood

Question 7

role of respiratory system in immunity

Answer 7

acting as the body’s first line of defense against inhaled pathogens

Question 8

pleural cavity + pleural fluid

Answer 8

cavity: double membrane - pleuras
fluid: in between two membranes

Question 9

interplerual pressure

Answer 9

negative pressure always needed to keep lungs inflated, if pleural cavity gets compromised lungs will give out

Question 10

gas exchange in lungs

Answer 10

occurs in: alveoli, o2 diffuses across pulmonary membrane into capillary blood, hemoglobin binds to o2 for transport, release of o2

Question 11

hypersensitivity in context of asthma

Answer 11

asthma is a reaction to hypersensitivity

Question 12

asthma

Answer 12

condition where bronchial tubes react to a certain stimuli by becoming inflamed

Question 13

asthma epidemiology

Answer 13

1/3 has it, higher in children

Question 14

asthma symptoms

Answer 14

coughing, shortness of breath, wheezing, tightness

Question 15

asthma triggers

Answer 15

allergens, exercise, tobacco smoke, cold air, airway infections, medications

Question 16

asthma treatment

Answer 16

bronchodilators: relax muscles in airway; rescue inhalers- (known as relivers), or controllers which are long acting

steroids or anti-inflammatory medications (preventers): reduce swelling and mucus production in airways

Question 17

signs and symptoms of respiratory diseases

Answer 17

dyspnea: difficulty breathing, hemoptysis: coughing blood, dysphonia: hoarseness, cyanosis: blue, tachypnea: rapid breathing