Structures
Functions
Breathing
Diseases
Miscellaneous
100
This tubular passageway is found anterior to the esophagus
What is the Trachea
100
Maintains an open ariway, routs food and air appropriately and assists in sound production
What is the larynx
100
action of bringing air into the lungs nad expelling carbon dioxide from the lungs
What is Ventilation
100
Narrowing of bronchial passageways with characteristics being wheezing, shortness of breath, and coughing
What is Asthma
100
This is the division of the bronchus to different segements.
What is the Bronchial Tree
200
This is the two layers of serous membrane that protects the lungs
What is the pleural membrane
200
This functions to warm the air, fight microorganisms, and has olfactory receptors
What is the nose
200
The amount of pressure that gas contributes to the total pressure
What is Parietal Pressure
200
Myxovirus causes this contagious infection
What is the common cold
200
Larynx, Trachea, Lungs, Left & Right Bronchus, and alveoli compose this.
What is the Lower Respiratory Tract
300
This composes the Adam's Apple
What is Thyroid Cartilage
300
Exchanges gas between blood cells
What is internal respiration
300
Exchange of gases between the lungs and the blood
What is external respiration
300
This was once fatal in childhood and is caused by an abnormal chloride ion secretion
What is Cystic Fibrosis
300
The true vocal cords
What are vocal folds
400
This separates the nasal cavities by a vertical partition
What is the nasal septum
400
This contracts while the chest expands during respiration
What is the diaphragm
400
Amount of Oxygen in the air
What is 21 %
400
This is caused by a chronic bacterial infection and can be transmitted by ingestion or inhalation of infected droplets.
What is Tuberculosis
400
Another name for auditory tubes
What are Eustachian Tubes
500
Membrane that the respiratory gases diffuce across in the alveoli
What is alveolar-capillary or respiratory membrane
500
Mixture of lipoproteins that aid in the reduction of surface tension
What is surfactant
500
Cell type that helps filter the air
What is pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
500
Found more often in female babies
What is SIDS or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
500
Type of cartilage that is around the trachea in rings
What is Cricoid Cartilage
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