respiratory system ch7

Question 1

function

Answer 1

delivers O2 and removes CO2, maintains bodys acid base balance

Question 2

external

Answer 2

place in lungs, gas exchange between alveoli and blood

Question 3

internal

Answer 3

between cells and capillaries to rest of the body

Question 4

nares

Answer 4

nostrils

Question 5

nasal cavity

Answer 5

mucus membranes cilia olfactory receptors

Question 6

sinuses

Answer 6

air filled or fluid filled space, makes bones lighter, produce mucus, helps produce sound

Question 7

alveoli

Answer 7

air sacs

Question 8

surfactant

Answer 8

liquid that prevents the collapse of alveoli during expiration

Question 9

antitussives

Answer 9

anticough

Question 10

bronchodialators

Answer 10

inhalers

Question 11

mucolytics

Answer 11

breaks down mucus

Question 12

cyanosis

Answer 12

cyanotic, blue coloration

Question 13

bronchus

Answer 13

bifurcation of the trachea; bronchial tubes

Question 14

bronchioles

Answer 14

smallest branches of bronchi leads to alveoli

Question 15

capillary

Answer 15

smallest blood vessel

Question 16

cilia

Answer 16

thin hairs attached to mucous membranes lining the respiratory tract

Question 17

diaphragm

Answer 17

thin muscular partition separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities

Question 18

epiglottis

Answer 18

leave like piece of cartilage over the trachea to prevent aspiration of food

Question 19

expiration

Answer 19

breath out; exhalation

Question 20

inspiration

Answer 20

breathing in; inhalation

Question 21

larynx

Answer 21

voicebox

Question 22

mediastinum

Answer 22

space between the lungs holds the heart

Question 23

mucous membranes

Answer 23

specialized form of epithelial tissue that secretes mucus

Question 24

nasal cavity

Answer 24

proximal of the respiratory tract within the nose

Question 25

olfactory

Answer 25

condition of smelling

Question 26

pharynx

Answer 26

throat

Question 27

pleura

Answer 27

membrane surrounding each lung

Question 28

pleural cavity

Answer 28

space; between pleural membranes and surrounding each lung

Question 29

respiration

Answer 29

exchange of oxygen and co2 between the body and atmosphere

Question 30

respiratory system

Answer 30

group of organs working together to transfer oxygen to blood and get rid of co2

Question 31

trachea

Answer 31

windpipe

Question 32

agonal

Answer 32

respiration near death

Question 33

asphyxia

Answer 33

blockage of breathing leading to hypoxia; soffocation

Question 34

aspiration

Answer 34

inhalation of a foreign substance in to the tract

Question 35

asthma

Answer 35

chronic inflammatory disorder marked by dyspnea and weezing

Question 36

dyspnea

Answer 36

difficulty breathing

Question 37

air in

Answer 37

lungs go caudal

Question 38

air out

Answer 38

lungs go cranial

Question 39

atelectasis

Answer 39

incomplete dilation of the lung

Question 40

emphysema

Answer 40

lung disease caused by enlargement of the alveoli, loss of elacticity

Question 41

epistaxis

Answer 41

nosebleed

Question 42

hyperventilation

Answer 42

abnormal rapid deep breathing

Question 43

palliative

Answer 43

relieving symptoms but not curing

Question 44

phlegm

Answer 44

thick mucus excreted in large quantities

Question 45

pleural effusion

Answer 45

escape of fluid into the pleural cavity

Question 46

rales and crackels

Answer 46

cracking noises heard on inspiration due to fluid in alveoli; crepitant

Question 47

rhonchi

Answer 47

wheezing

Question 48

stridor

Answer 48

strained shrill heard during inspiration; snoring

Question 49

vesicular sounds

Answer 49

soft sounds heard on auscultation due to small brochioles in alveoli; vesicular murmur