The Respiratory System

Question 1

lungs fill with fluid and inflame–breathing difficulty

Answer 1

Pneumonia

Question 2

a form of lung failure caused by worsening pneumonia

Answer 2

ARDS

Question 3

infection spreads through the bloodstream causing tissue damage throughout the body

Answer 3

sepsis

Question 4

what is it called when secondhand smoke emitted by a lit cigarette is combined with smoke exhaled by active smokers?

Answer 4

Environmental tobacco smoke(ETS)

Question 5

microscopic derby such as smog, ash, and smoke

Answer 5

particulates

Question 6

the windpipe

Answer 6

trachea

Question 7

dome-shaped muscle that separates the respiratory system from the digestive organs

Answer 7

Diaphragm

Question 8

what happens with the diaphragm on inhalation at rest?

Answer 8

the diaphragm contracts and flattens, increasing the chest cavity volume

Question 9

why is chest cavity volume increase important for breathing?

Answer 9

it decreases air pressure inside the chest, allowing for air to flow into the lungs

Question 10

what happens with the diaphragm on exhalation at rest?

Answer 10

the diaphragm relaxes and air pressure increases in the Chest cavity

Question 11

required during intense aerobic exercise for body to release carbon dioxide

Answer 11

active exhalation

Question 12

in simplest terms, how does the diaphragm work?

Answer 12

inhalation brings air into the lungs and exhalation moves air out of the lungs

Question 13

control center that regulates breathing rate that signals the diaphragm to contract in response ti CO2 levels in the blood

Answer 13

brain stem

Question 14

strong diaphragm contractions needed to pull air through smoking device into mouth and lungs

Answer 14

Voluntary contraction

Question 15

inhaling deeply before cough

Answer 15

involuntary contractions

Question 16

pink, rounded, spongy sacs that fill the chest cavity

Answer 16

lungs

Question 17

process that acquires O2 from the environment and expels CO2 from the body

Answer 17

gas exchange

Question 18

specialized protein that acquires and transports O2 in humans and most vertebrates

Answer 18

Hemoglobin

Question 19

first response to large particle s in the trachea

Answer 19

coughing

Question 20

allergic response resulting in muscular constriction of bronchial walls and overproduction of mucus

Answer 20

Asthma

Question 21

lung disease caused by damage to alveoli walls

Answer 21

emphysema