The air we breathe
The need for _____ is our most basic survival need
What is O2?
Lung tissue becomes
What is thinner?
COPD is
What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?
The other name for shortness of breath/labored breathing
What is dyspnea?
The major entrance and exit
What is the nose?
The cells die within _____ minutes without oxygen
What is three?
Muscles atrophy in
What is the pharynx and larynx?
Periods of non-breathing during sleep
What is sleep apnea?
A name for bloody sputum
What is hemoptysis?
The voice box that contains vocal chords
What is the larynx?
Carbon dioxide drives your need to ____
What is breathe?
With stooped posture expansion of the lungs is
What is decreased?
1/4 of the worlds population is infected with this disease
What is Tuberculosis (TB)?
A lack of oxygen in cells
What is hypoxia?
The windpipe
What is the trachea?
O2 provides ___ and ____ to carry out functions
What is heat and energy?
The diaphragm becomes
What is weaker?
Malignant cells in the lungs
What is lung cancer?
Fluid in the lungs due to inhalation
What is aspiration?
The back part of the mouth and throat
What is the pharynx?
Tiny blood vessels pick up O2 from ____
What are the alveoli?
What is arteriosclerosis?
Bluish tinge around the mouth
What is circumoral-cyanosis?
Unable to breathe when lying flat
What is orthopnea?
The lung that is shorter and wider
What is the RIGHT lung?