Upper Tract
The flap that prevents food from entering the trachea.
What is the epiglottis?
When your CO2 level rises up, this is triggered (must be complete)
central chemoreceptors
Grape looking structures where gas exchange occurs.
What is the alveoli?
The lung that is larger.
The right lung?
Also known as Blue Bloaters
Chronic bronchitis
The structure of the nasal cavity that increases surface area and turbulence for improved filtration.
What is nasal conchae?
During this phase of respiration, the diaphragm moves upward.
Expiration
The connection between the ear and the nasal cavity.
Eustachian tube.
The most narrow tubes for air that connect to the alveoli.
What are the bronchioles?
Inflammation of the upper respiratory tract resulting to loss of voice
Laryngitis
These structures lightens the weight of the head and amplifies your voice
Sinuses
Hiccups (Hic!)
At the end of the trachea, we come to a fork in the road for these.
What are the bronchi?
When somebody gets food to "the wrong pipe," it means it went to this structure also known as the WINDPIPE.
Trachea
When respiration stops for a period of time
Apnea
The 3 parts of the pharynx are nasopharynx, oropharynx and the _____________
Laryngopharynx
This measures the static lung volume (Complete name to get points)
Incentive Spirometry
This makes up the floor of the nasal cavity and the roof of the mouth.
What is the palate?
Number of lobes of the right lung.
What is 3?
When the FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE against bacteria becomes inflamed and infected, this condition happens
Tonsilitis
Small hair-like projections in the nasal cavity that improve filtration.
What are cilia?
Phospholipids that are responsible to prevent alveoli from sticking together
Surfactant
The muscle that allows for breathing to occur.
What is the diaphragm?
Cartilage of trachea is uniquely shaped due to food moving through esophagus next door.
What is C shaped?
Aspiration typically happens in this lung because of its wider diameter and more vertical trajectory
R lung