respiratory system

Question 0

surfactant

Answer 0

fluid lining alveoli that prevents their collapse

Question 1

conchae

Answer 1

three projections arising from the nasal cavity walls to increase surface area

Question 2

inhalation

Answer 2

active phase of pulmonary ventilation

Question 3

internal exchange

Answer 3

the phase of respiration where oxygen is carried to cells by circulating blood

Question 4

oropharynx

Answer 4

portion of the pharynx located posterior to the mouth

Question 5

nasopharynx

Answer 5

uppermost portion of the pharynx posterior to nose

Question 6

pulmonary ventilation

Answer 6

the process by which air is obtained from the environment and delivered to the alveoli

Question 7

apnea

Answer 7

temporary cessation of breathing

Question 8

cheyne-strokes

Answer 8

rhythmic variation in the depth of respiratory movements alternating with period of apnea and seen in critically ill patients

Question 9

hypoxia

Answer 9

lower than normal level of oxygen in blood

Question 10

chemoreceptors

Answer 10

areas in the carotid artery and aorta that regulate breathing

Question 11

glottis

Answer 11

space between two vocal chords, opening to trachea

Question 12

pleura

Answer 12

membrane around each lung

Question 13

tracheostomy

Answer 13

hole made in trachea by surgical procedure

Question 14

hypercapnia

Answer 14

high level of carbon dioxide

Question 15

hyperpnea

Answer 15

abnormal increase in depth and rate of breathing

Question 16

tidal volume

Answer 16

air moved in and out of lungs in relaxed, normal breathing

Question 17

spirometer

Answer 17

used to measure lung volume

Question 18

inspiratory reserve volume

Answer 18

additional amount of air that can be breathed in by for e after a normal breath

Question 19

pharynx

Answer 19

term for the throat

Question 20

tachypnea

Answer 20

excessive rate of breathing

Question 21

97

Answer 21

percent of oxygen saturation in systemic arteries of the body

Question 22

carbonic acid

Answer 22

formed when carbon dioxide dissolves in water

Question 23

compliance

Answer 23

the ease in which lungs and thorax can expand

Question 24

ciliated pseudostratified

Answer 24

type of cells that line the respiratory system

Question 25

residual volume

Answer 25

volume of air that remains in lungs after maximum exhalation