Respiratory System Flashcards
Aka. Voice box
Larynx
Aka windpipe
Trachea
Lines the trachea and bronchial tubes. Provides a firm structure allowing airways to stay open during inhales and exhales
Cartilage
Hair-like extensions of a cell surface. Carries mucus upward to the throat to be coughed out
Cilia
Smoking stops the cilia from moving for about?
20 mins
Airway system consists of the nose, mouth, sinuses, and throat
Upper respiratory
Flap of tissue guarding the opening and closing or the trachea
Epiglottis
Main passageway into lungs. Air travels into right and left bronchus
Bronchi
Aka pulmonary ventilation. Process of air intake and exhale of carbon dioxide
Respiration
Airway system consists of the trachea, bronchial tubes, and the structures inside the lungs
Lower airway system
Microscopic air sac where gas exchange takes place
Alveoli
Breathing muscle located under chest cavity
Diaphragm
Aka. Voice box
Larynx
Part of nervous system located in the brain that controls breathing
Brain stem
Difficulty in breathing
Emphysema
Aka. Asthma. Narrowing of airways
Bronchial
Excess watery fluids collect in the cavities or tissues of the body
Edema
The canal or cavity of a tubular organ
Lumen
Shortness/difficulty in breathing
Dyspnea
Prefix meaning “ill” or “bad”. To form words denoting impaired or abnormal biological
Dys-
Prefix meaning, breath
Pnea
Aka. Absence of breathing by upper airway obstruction during sleep
Sleep Apnea
Draining position as part of first aid treatment
Recovery position
Position of body face down
Prone
Position of body facing up on their back
Supine
Aka. Open. Maintain an open airway as part of first aid treatment
Patent
Aka. Throat
Pharynx
Loss of muscular control causing tongue to block the throat
Passive Regurgitation
Stomach acid collecting in back of throat causing it to flow down into lungs and damaging inner lining of lungs
Aspiration Pneumonia
A symptom from aspiration pneumonia. A bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen resulting in chest pain
Cyanosis
