respiratory system Flashcards
consist of the lungs and various breathing tubes that allow air to reach the lungs
respiratory system
air you breath is inhaled through the nose
nostrils
lined by nasal mucouse membrance
nasal cavities
muscular tube in upper throat
pharynx
seal off the wind pipe during eating
epiglottis
opening of thr trachea where ut meets the pharynx and is commonlu known as adam’s apple
larynx
vacuum cleaner hose and acts as the main passageway to the lungs (WINDPIPE)
trachea
main organ of respiratory system
lungs
Hypertension or elevated blood
pressure results from the
tightening of the arterioles, the
smallest arteries of the body.
Hypertensive Heart Disease
usually occurs in children.
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Hemophilia – the blood does not clot properly. Bleeding
thus persist. People with this genetic condition are called
hemophiliacs or bleeders.
Rheumatic Heart Disease –
usually occurs in children. It
usually begins with untreated
bacterial infection caused by
Streptococcus pyogenes.
the blood does not clot properly. Bleeding
thus persist.
hemophilia
is a condition wherein the
red blood cell count persistently low,
Anemia
is a disorder characterized by an abnormal
increase in the number of white blood cells.
leukemia
