Rhett's Notebook Notes (Chapters 7-10&18)

Question 1

The passageway by which air enters and leaves the body. This structure contains the nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs.

Answer 1

Airway

Question 2

An airway (nose or mouth) that is open and clear and will remain open and clear without interference to the passage of air into and out of the body.

Answer 2

Patent Airway

Question 3

The level of the vocal cords hat defines the boundary between the upper and lower airways

Answer 3

Glottic Opening

Question 4

The contraction of smooth muscle that lines the bronchial passages that result in a decreased internal diameter of the airway and increased resistance to airflow

Answer 4

Bronchoconstriction

Question 5

Means of correcting blockage of the airway when no trauma or injury is suspected.

Answer 5

Head-tilt Chin-Lift Man Maneuver

Question 6

Means of correcting blockages of the airway by moving the jaw forward without tilting the head or neck, Used when patient has suspected trauma.

Answer 6

Jaw-Thrust

Question 7

A curved device inserted through the patients mouth into the pharynx to help maintain an open airway.

Answer 7

Oropharyngeal Airway (OPA)

Question 8

A flexible breathing tube inserted through the patients nostril into the pharynx to help maintain an open airway.

Answer 8

Nasopharyngeal Airway (NPA)

Question 9

Vomiting or retching that results when something is placed in the back of the pharynx. This is tied to the swallow reflex.

Answer 9

Gag Reflex

Question 10

Use of a vacuum device to remove blood, vomit, and other secretions or foreign materials from the airway.

Answer 10

Suctioning

Question 11

Where is the palatine tonsil located?

Answer 11

Oropharynx

Question 12

The study of how disease processes affect the function of the body

Answer 12

Pathophysiology

Question 13

The cellular function of converting nutrients into energy

Answer 13

Metabolism

Question 14

A substance that when dissolved in water separates into charged particles

Answer 14

Electrolytes

Question 15

The cellular process in which oxygen is used to metabolize glucose. Energy is produced in an efficient manner with minimal waste products

Answer 15

Aerobic Metabolism

Question 16

The cellular process in which glucose is metabolized into energy without oxygen. Energy is produced in an efficient manner with many waste.

Answer 16

Anaerobic metabolism

Question 17

High Carbon Dioxide

Answer 17

Hypercapnia

Question 18

Chemical sensors in the brain and blood vessels that identify changing levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide

Answer 18

Chemoreceptors

Question 19

The pull exerted by large proteins into the plasma portion of blood that tends to pull water from the body into the bloodstream

Answer 19

Plasma Oncotic Pressure

Question 20

The pressure within a blood vessel that tends to push water out of the vessel.

Answer 20

Hydrostatic pressure

Question 21

Sensors in blood vessels the identify internal pressure

Answer 21

Stretch receptors

Question 22

The pressure in the peripheral blood vessels that the heart must must overcome to pump blood into the system.

Answer 22

Systemic Vascular Resistance

Question 23

The amount of blood ejected from the heart in one contraction

Answer 23

Stroke volume

Question 24

The amount of blood ejected from the heart in once minute (heart rate x stroke volume)

Answer 24

Cardiac Output

Question 25

Ventilation/perfusion match. This implies that the alveoli are supplied with enough air and that the air in the alveoli is matched with sufficient blood in the pulmonary capillaries to permit optimum exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide,

Answer 25

V/Q Match

Question 26

The supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells nd tissues of the body as a result of the flow of blood through the capillaries

Answer 26

Perfusion