respiratory system Flashcards
1
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intubation
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- putting a plastic tube into trachea
- maintain an open airway
- serves as conduit to administer drugs
2
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tracheostomy
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-an incision in the windpipe made to relieve an obstruction to breathing
3
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Heimlich maneuver
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- “abdominal thrusts”
- pushing air to generate a cough to dislodge the object
4
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pulmonary ventilation
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-breathing
5
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glottis
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- part of the larynx
- contains the vocal cords
- covers the trachea
6
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internal respiration
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- systemic
- transfer of gas between cells and blood
7
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external respiration
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- transfer of gas between organs and the outside
- due to elasticity of lungs
8
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nasal septum
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- separates left and right external nares
- lined by mucous membrain
9
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apex
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- the tip
- lungs- top of the lungs
10
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base
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- bottom/ flat side
- lungs- inferior side
11
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cardiac notch
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- lateral deflection of the anterior border of the left lung
- produced for the space taken by the heart
12
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fissures
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- double fold of visceral pleura
- forms the lobes of the lungs
13
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alveolus
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-tiny sacs in the lungs for gas exchange
14
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hilus
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-where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerve fibers enter the lungs
15
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pleurisy
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- pleuritis
- inflammation of the pleura
- can make breathing extremely painful
