upper respiratory tract organs
disorders of upper respiratory tract
respiration
organs of the lower respiratory tract
disorders of lower respiratory tract
100
this is your throat
What is the pharynx?
100
This is a throat infection
What is pharyngitis
100
this is the actual use of oxygen by cells in the process of metabolism
What is cellular respiration?
100
this is your windpipe
What is the trachea
100
this is when there is blood in the pleural space vs air in the pleural space
What is hemothorax vs pneumothorax
200
This is your body's most important air purification mechanism
What is the mucus?
200
This substance's presence prevents our alveoli walls from sticking together.
What is surfactant
200
These are diaphragm spasms caused by overstimulation of the phrenic nerve.
What are hiccups?
200
these are the tiny air sacs
What are alveoli?
200
series of cycles of alternating apnea and hyperventilation and occurs in critical diseases such as congestive heart failure, brain injuries, or brain tumors.
What is Cheyne-Stokes respiration ( CSR)
300
these are the 4 paranasal sinuses
What are the frontal, maxillary, sphenoidal, and ethmoidal sinuses?
300
This is a nosebleed
What is epistaxis
300
Gas exchange is this type of transport.
What is passive: specifically simple diffusion from high concentrations to low concentrations
300
Which are bigger- the bronchioles or the bronchi
What is bronchi
300
this bacterium causes tuberculosis
What is Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
400
This describes your vocal cords when performing a high pitched note
What is "tensed"
400
when the intranasal septum is not exactly on the midsagittal plane.
What is a deviated septum
400
This is what happens during inspiration as far as the diaphragm, intercostal muscles, and chest cavity are concerned.
What is: diaphragm contracts and goes down, intercostal muscles contract which raises and expands rib cage, chest cavity expands as does lung volume! Air rushes in: high pressure to low pressure
400
this pleural membrane covers the outer surface of the lungs and this one lines the inner surface of the rib cage
What is visceral pleura vs parietal pleura
400
Progressive irreversible obstruction of expiratory air flow- most commonly chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
What is COPD?
500
This is the flippy doo-dad that needs to close so you don't breathe your food!
What is the epiglottis!
500
This is a cold
What is rhinitis
500
Respiratory control centers are located here.
What is medulla ( inspiratory and expiratory centers)and pons ( regulation of breathing muscles)
500
this is a collapsed lung
What is atelectasis?
500
surgical removal of an entire lung vs removal of a lobe
What is pneumonectomy vs lobectomy
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