Upper Airway
Air entering the body through the mouth and nose travels to the
What is the Pharynx
Passageway for air that bifurcates into the right and left mainstem bronchi
What is the Trachea
Active cycle of breathing
What is Inhalation
Rapid breathing higher that the average normal rate
What is Tachypnea
Amount of air breathed in and out in one breath
What is Tidal Volume
Air entering the nasal passages goes through the
What is Nasopharynx
The two major passages that split from the trachea
What is the right & left mainstem Bronchi
Passive cycle of breathing
What is exhalation
Shortness of breath
What is Dyspnea
Delivers O2 between 24 and 44%
What is a Nasal Cannula
Air entering the mouth goes through the
What is Oropharynx
Receive air from the mainstem Bronchi
What are the Bronchioles
Contracts or relaxes to increase or decrease size of the chest cavity
What is the Diaphram
Blue appearance caused by inadequate oxygenation
What is Cyanosis
Delivers O2 at about 90%
What is a Non-Rebreather Mask
The two passageways at the lower end of the Pharynx
What are the Esophagus and Trachea
The point which the trachea divides into the mainstem Bronchi
What is the Carina
The muscles that contract to assist the diaphram during inhalation
What are the intercostal muscles
Patient sitting up, bent over with one hand resting on a table ect.
What is the Tripod position
Delivers the highest possible O2 percentage
What is a BVM with reservoir attached to oxygen
Another name for Adam's Apple
What is the Thyroid Cartilage
Tiny air sacs where gas exchange takes place
What are Alveoli
The diaphram and intercostal muscles relax during this phase of breathing
What is exhalation or passive
Patient not oriented to person, place, thing, or time
What is Altered Mental Status
Spo2 that requires administration of oxygen
What is less than 94%