Respiration
What is external respiration?
The exchange of O2 and CO2 between the atmosphere and the lungs.
The trachea is a part of the __________ respiratory tract.
Lower
This condition is caused by food or liquid passing down the trachea instead of the esophagus
aspiration
What is the official term for "sleep study", and what does it do?
Polysomnography; Monitors a patient during sleep to diagnose sleep apnea or other sleep disorders
The right lung has _______ lobes and the left lung has _________. Why?
3 lobes; 2 lobes; because the heart is situated slightly more on the left side.
What is internal respiration?
involves gas exchange at the cellular and tissue level
spread via droplets in coughing and sneezing and results in fluid or pus accumulation in the lungs
pneumonia
Pulmonary function testing is ______________.
group of tests used to measure airflow into and out of the lungs. Also measures gas exchange between the lungs and the bloodstream.
Incomplete expansion of the lungs is called ______________.
atelectasis
What does the diaphragm contracting mean?
Inhalation: it “lowers” and increasing thoracic volume which allows the lungs to expand and bring in air
What covers the surface of the alveoli and prevents it from collapsing?
Surfactant
Results in inflammation, scarring, and necrosis of the lung tissue
TB (Tuberculosis)
Measurement of air capacity in the lungs using a specific device
spirometry
A bronchoscopy is what?
Visual exam of the two main airways that branch off of the trachea.
What does the diaphragm relaxing mean?
Exhalation: it raises higher up toward the lungs, decreasing thoracic volume and aiding in the exhalation of air from the lungs
__________ is a term used that pertains to the air sac of the lungs.
Alveolar
Congenital disease (inherited from parents) that affects the respiratory system, pancreas and sweat glands.
CF (Cystic fibrosis)
What is the specific medication that blocks chemicals released by the body during an allergic reaction?
antihistamines
This medication is used to loosen the secretion of the respiratory tract.
Mucolytic
What structure in the brain sends an impulse to the diaphragm to control breathing?
Medulla oblongata
The highest part of the pharynx is called the _________________.
Nasopharynx
The lung tissue fed by the blocked artery develops pulmonary infarction
PE (Pulmonary embolism)
A stethoscope would be used for this ____________.
Auscultation
What drug helps to suppress inflammation?
Glucocorticoid.