Upper Respiratory System
Lower Respiratory System
Definitions
Diseases
Treatments
100
The breathing process begins with this action
What is inhalation?
100
the branches of the trachea
What is bronchi?
100
tiny hair-like structures
What is cilia?
100
disease caused by myobacterium tuberculosis
What is tuberculosis?
100
relieves or suppresses coughing by blocking the cough reflex
What is antitussives?
200
The receptors for the sense of smell
What is olfactory neurons?
200
tiny air sacs
What is alveoli?
200
the moist tissue cavities that lines organs
What is mucous membrane?
200
any inflammatory disease of the lung
What is pneumonia?
200
blocks substances that triggers allergic reaction
What is corticosteriods?
300
The leaf shaped structure on top of the pharynx
What is the epiglottis?
300
the space between the right and left lung
What is mediastenum?
300
temporary loss of breathing
What is apnea?
300
the definition of COPD
What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
300
liquefies respiratory secretions
What is expectorants?
400
The cartilage that divides the nasal cavity into left and right sides
What is nasal septum?
400
membrane that lines the thoracic cavity
What is parietal pleura?
400
excessive acidity of body fluids
What is acidosis?
400
an infectious respiratory viral disease
What is influenza?
400
the excision of a lung
What is pneumonectomy?
500
the passageway for food and air
What is the pharynx?
500
the space between the two membranes
What is pleural cavity?
500
Abscence of the sense of smell
What is anosmia?
500
disease that produces spasms in the bronchial passages
What is asthma?
500
the excision of part of the pleura
What is pleurectomy?
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