Anatomy
The respiratory center of the brain
The Medulla Oblongata
The meaning of the term Dyspnea
Difficulty breathing
A medication that relaxes the smooth muscle contractions in the bronchioles to improve lung ventilation
Bronchodilator
The normal pH range of blood
7.35 to 7.45
Another term for the nostrils
Nares
The grape like clusters of air sacs within the lungs
Alveoli
The meaning of the term Bradypnea
Abnormally slow breathing
What a pulse oximetry measures
It measures the oxygen saturation level of your blood.
Is a pH level of 6.8 acidic or alkalosis or normal?
Acidic
This prevents the alveolus from sticking together after collapsing
Surfactant
What closes off the trachea during the swallowing of food/drinks
The Epiglottis
The term for deep, rapid or labored respirations that may occur because of exercise or pyrexia
Hyperpnea
A procedure to remove fluid or air from around the lungs
Thoracentesis
Is a pH level of 8.2 acidic or alkalosis?
Alkalosis
A high pitched whistling sound related to labored breathing
Wheezing
The tube that connects the throat & the bronchial tubes
The Trachea
The term for low levels of carbon dioxide in the blood
Hypocapnia
The handheld medical device that measures the volume of your breath
Incentive Spirometer
Is a pH level of 7.41 acidic or alkalosis or normal?
Neither. pH level is normal.
Caused by coal dust in the lungs
Black lung disease
The lung that is divided into three lobes
The right lung
The meaning of the term clubbing
An abnormal enlargement of the distal phalanges associated with a heart or pulmonary disease.
If a doctor needed oxygen to be delivered at 10 to 15 liters/minute he/she would use..
A non-rebreather mask or oxygen mask
The test that can measure the pH levels in the blood
An ABG (Arterial Blood Gas)
This triggers the medulla oblongata to send signals to stimulate the lungs to breath in more O2 and exchange CO2
CO2 levels