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Respiratory System Flashcards

1
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Aka. Voice box

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Larynx

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Aka windpipe

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Trachea

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Lines the trachea and bronchial tubes. Provides a firm structure allowing airways to stay open during inhales and exhales

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Cartilage

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4
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Hair-like extensions of a cell surface. Carries mucus upward to the throat to be coughed out

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Cilia

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5
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Smoking stops the cilia from moving for about?

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20 mins

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6
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Airway system consists of the nose, mouth, sinuses, and throat

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Upper respiratory

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7
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Flap of tissue guarding the opening and closing or the trachea

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Epiglottis

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8
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Main passageway into lungs. Air travels into right and left bronchus

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Bronchi

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Aka pulmonary ventilation. Process of air intake and exhale of carbon dioxide

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Respiration

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Airway system consists of the trachea, bronchial tubes, and the structures inside the lungs

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Lower airway system

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11
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Microscopic air sac where gas exchange takes place

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Alveoli

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12
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Breathing muscle located under chest cavity

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Diaphragm

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13
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Aka. Voice box

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Larynx

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14
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Part of nervous system located in the brain that controls breathing

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Brain stem

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15
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Difficulty in breathing

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Emphysema

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Aka. Asthma. Narrowing of airways

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Bronchial

17
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Excess watery fluids collect in the cavities or tissues of the body

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Edema

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The canal or cavity of a tubular organ

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Lumen

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Shortness/difficulty in breathing

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Dyspnea

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Prefix meaning “ill” or “bad”. To form words denoting impaired or abnormal biological

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Dys-

21
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Prefix meaning, breath

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Pnea

22
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Aka. Absence of breathing by upper airway obstruction during sleep

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Sleep Apnea

23
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Draining position as part of first aid treatment

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Recovery position

24
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Position of body face down

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Prone

25
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Position of body facing up on their back

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Supine

26
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Aka. Open. Maintain an open airway as part of first aid treatment

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Patent

27
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Aka. Throat

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Pharynx

28
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Loss of muscular control causing tongue to block the throat

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Passive Regurgitation

29
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Stomach acid collecting in back of throat causing it to flow down into lungs and damaging inner lining of lungs

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Aspiration Pneumonia

30
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A symptom from aspiration pneumonia. A bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen resulting in chest pain

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Cyanosis

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