upper respiratory tract organs
The place where air enters immediately after leaving the nasal or oral cavity during inhalation.
What is the pharynx?
An infection of the throat.
What is pharyngitis
This is the actual use of oxygen by cells in the process of metabolism
What is cellular respiration?
This is your windpipe
What is the trachea?
The first condition is when there is blood in the pleural space and the second is when there is air in the pleural space.
What is hemothorax vs pneumothorax
This is your body's most important air purification mechanism
What is the mucus?
This substance's presence prevents our alveoli walls from sticking together.
What is surfactant
These are diaphragmatic spasms caused by overstimulation of the phrenic nerve.
What are hiccups?
These are tiny air sacs where external respiration occurs.
What are alveoli?
A series of cycles of alternating apnea and hyperventilation and occurs in critical diseases such as congestive heart failure, renal failure, brain injuries, or narcotics poisoning.
What is Cheyne-Stokes respiration ( CSR)
these are the 4 paranasal sinuses
What are the frontal, maxillary, sphenoidal, and ethmoidal sinuses?
This is a nosebleed
What is epistaxis
Gas exchange is this type of respiratory transport.
What is passive?
Specifically, simple diffusion from high concentrations to low concentrations
The largest of the conducting passageways in the lungs.
What are bronchi?
This bacterium causes tuberculosis
What is Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
This describes your vocal cords when performing a high pitched note
What is "tensed"
When the intranasal septum is not exactly on the midsagittal plane.
What is a deviated septum
The end result is the chest cavity expands.
(Form the question around the muscles involved)
What is the result of diaphragm and external intercostal muscle contraction?
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
Progressive, irreversible obstruction of expiratory air flow- most commonly chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
What is COPD?
This is the flippy doo-dad that needs to close so you don't breathe your food!
What is the epiglottis!
This is a cold
What is rhinitis
Respiratory control centers are located here.
What are the medulla (inspiratory and expiratory centers) and pons (regulation of breathing muscles)
A partial or completely collapsed lung.
What is atelectasis?
Surgical removal of an entire lung vs removal of a lobe
What is pneumonectomy vs lobectomy