Terminology
Absence of breathing.
What is Apnea?
Air enters and exits the body through this structure in all animals.
What is the nose/nares?
Process of air being taking into the lungs.
What is inspiration/inhalation?
Condition of having blue mucus membranes.
What is Cyanosis?
Chronic allergy disorder that is more common in felines.
What is asthma?
These receptors are responsible for "smelling".
What are the Olfactory Receptors?
Diaphragm relaxes and arches forward during this part of respiration.
What is expiration/exhalation?
Inflammation of the Lungs by Bacterial or Viral Infection
What is Pneumonia?
Structure made of cartilage rings that is also called the airway.
What is the Trachea?
Air filled space in bone that has a mucous membrane lining.
What is a Sinus?
Process of taking in air and exchanging gases within the body.
What is Respiration?
Condition Where Horses Develop a Problem with the Vocal Folds Failing to Open (medical term)
What is laryngeal hemiplegia?
Term for the vital sign which counts breaths per minute.
What is the Respiratory Rate?
Portion of the "throat" that is specific to the respiratory system and breathing.
What is the Nasopharynx?
These muscles raise the ribs during inhalation.
What is External Intercostals?
Surgical removal of the lung tissue
What is a Pneumonectomy?
Wall that Divides the Nasal Cavity
What is the Nasal Septum?
This CNS organ controls respiratory rate.
What is the Brain?
Long exposure to dust and molds cause accumulation of mucus and leukocytes within bronchioles
What is Heaves?
Animals that cannot breathe through their mouth.
What is an obligate nasal breather?