Vocabulary
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A progressive, degenerative disorder that destroys alveolar walls, decreases surface area, decreases wall elasticity and decreases capillary networks.
What is emphysema?
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Alveolar tissue type.
What is simple squamous eptthelium?
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The result of an increase of CO2 .
What is the respiratory rate increases?
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The result of microorganisms, dust and particles that get trapped in the mucus of the nasal cavity.
What is the particles move toward the the pharynx and is swallowed into the stomach?
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Removal of the larynx.
What is a laryngectomy?
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Removal of a lung lobe.
What is a lobectomy?
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The site of gas exchange in the lungs.
What are alveoli?
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Caused by a lowered CO2 concentration and rise in alkalosis.
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A dangerous condition if the swelling obstructs the airway.
What is laryngitis?
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Extra air that can be expelled from the lungs after normal breathing.
What is expiratory reserve volume?
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The opening between the vocal cords.
What is the glottis?
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The location of the vocal cords.
What is the larynx?
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This procedure would make a person have to use a piece of equipment that amplifies the vibrations in the throat to produce sound due to not having a larynx.
What is a laryngectomy?
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The windpipe.
What is the trachea?
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The number of lobes in each lung.
What is right-3, left-2?
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A hole in a person's trachea.
What is a tracheotomy?
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Tissue type that makes up the nasal cavity.
What is ciliated epithelium (columnar, pseudostratified)?
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Condition in which a person gets dizzy and may lose consciousness.
What is hyperventilation?
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The location of the respiratory centers in the brain.
What is the pons and the medulla oblongata?
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A tube placed through a hole in a person's trachea.
What is a tracheostomy?
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Inflammation and swelling of the larynx.
What is laryngitis?
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This is the largest lung.
What is the right lung?
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The extra air that can be inhaled into the lungs after the normal inhalation.
What is inspiratory reserve volume?
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A procedure in which a scope (camera) directly examines the trachea and bronchial tree.
What is a bronchoscopy?
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The resulting condition from smoking and vaping.
What is emphysema?