The Respiratory Sytem

Question 1

Apnea

Answer 1

Absence of breathing for more than 15 second

Question 2

Arterial blood gases

Answer 2

measurement of oxygen and carbon dioxide in arterial blood

Question 3

asphyxia

Answer 3

suffocation

Question 4

bronchodilators

Answer 4

medications that open the bronchial passages

Question 5

carbon dioxide

Answer 5

compound of carbon and oxygen, expired from body and through lungs

Question 6

cilia

Answer 6

small hairlike projections that cover the surface of some cells

Question 7

cyanosis

Answer 7

bluish discoloration of skin and nail beds due to lack of oxygen in blood

Question 8

dyspnea

Answer 8

difficulty breathing

Question 9

expiration

Answer 9

exhalation

Question 10

hemoptysis

Answer 10

coughing up blood

Question 11

hilum

Answer 11

base of lungs/concave border of each kidney

Question 12

inspiration

Answer 12

inhalation

Question 13

nares

Answer 13

nostrils

Question 14

orthopnea

Answer 14

condition where patient has trouble breathing unless a certain position is maintained

Question 15

pleura

Answer 15

thin epithelium that cover outer surface of lungs and the inside of thoracic cavity

Question 16

sinuses

Answer 16

cavities

Question 17

tonsils

Answer 17

lymphoid tissue in the pharynx

Question 18

visceral pluera

Answer 18

membranes that produce lubricating fluid to help lungs glide smoothly