Respiratory Vocab Flashcards
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Apnea
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Inability to breath
1
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Alveoli
A
Tiny air pockets
2
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Aspiration
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Causes food to be pulled into the larynx (so you don’t choke)
3
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Bradypnea
A
Slow breathing
4
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Cilia
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Helps move mucus along
5
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Dyspnea
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Difficulty breathing
6
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External respiration
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Gas exchanged between the _____ and lungs
7
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Hypopnea
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Shallow breathing
8
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Larynx
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Voice box
9
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Lung
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Provide body with oxygen and eliminates carbon dioxide
10
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Trachea
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Wind pipe
11
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Cheyenne-strokes respiration
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Irregular breathing pattern
12
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Hyperpnea
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Abnormally deep breathing
13
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Internal respiration
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Gases exchanged between blood and the cells in the body
14
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Orthopnea
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Difficulty in breathing especially while laying down
15
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Respiratory tract
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The system of pathways through which air moves in and out if the body
16
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Tachypnea
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Fast breathing
