Anatomy!
The body contains about 500 million of these structures, these air sacs are the site of gas exchange
What are the alveoli?
Essential to humans, this gas diffuses into the blood at the alveoli
What is oxygen?
This test measures the amount of air a patient inhales and exhales
What is spirometry?
This "itis" disease affects the bronchi
What is bronchitis?
This is the average adult's average breaths per minute rate
What is 10-20?
This structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
What is the diaphragm?
This network of microscopic blood vessels help the respiratory system's gas transport
What are capillaries?
This device measures oxygen saturation in the blood, and Ms. Thomas ALWAYS reminds us that the values are 95-100
What is a pulse oximeter?
Moving on up! This condition involves narrowed airways
What is asthma
This gas makes up most of the air we breathe
What is nitrogen?
Known as the "flap", this structure prevents food from entering the trachea
This gas, while poisonous in humans if not exhaled, is transported mainly as bicarbonate ions
What is carbon dioxide?
This imaging technique is commonly used to detect lung issues or pneumonia
What is a chest X-ray?
What is emphysema?
This structure is known as the "windpipe"
What is a trachea?
This part contains the vocal cords, which might be known as the "voice box"
What is the larynx?
This is the reason why gas exchange occurs
What is diffusion?
This "scopy" uses a small tube to visually inspect the bronchi
What is bronchoscopy?
This pathogen is the main cause of tuberculosis
What is a bacterium?
This "itis" is the medical name for sneezing due to allergens
This structure warms and filters incoming external air
What is the nasal cavity?
This term describes the percentage of hemoglobin molecules that are carrying oxygen at any given time
What is oxygen saturation?
This diagnostic examination involves listening to lung sounds using a stethoscope
This condition fills the alveoli with fluid and makes gas exchange difficult
What is pneumonia?
In the environment, oxygen is provided continuously by these organisms, both on land and in the sea
What are plants?