Parts of the Respiratory System
What is the jejunum?
This is a consistent inflammation of the airways resulting in wheezing
What is asthma?
A resting breathing rate consistently below 12 breaths per minute.
What is bradypnea?
What is Constipation?
Sweeps debris and foreign material out of the respiratory tract
What are cilia?
Name the FIRST section of the LARGE intestine
What is the cecum?
What are flattened (damaged) villi?
An enzyme produced in the stomach that breaks down protein
pepsin (type of protease)
Bob has pockets/bulges in the lining of his intestine
What is diverticulitis?
Cartilaginous tube descending from the larynx to the bronchi and carrying air to the lungs. Also called windpipe.
What is Trachea?
The muscle that allows chyme to EXIT the stomach and move into the small intestine
What is the pyloric sphincter?
A viral infection of the airways is called
What is bronchitis?
Breathing while you are at rest without conscious thought.
Quiet breathing
Open sores in the COLON
What is Ulcerative colitis?
When the diaphragm is relaxed, what does it do/look like?
What is "flattened or pulls down"?
Insulin is produced here:
What is the pancreas?
Gallstones are a build up of what...
What is hardened deposits of bile
When a person has blood in their lungs
Hemothorax
Patty went to her doctor because she has been experiencing a severe and repetitive case of acid reflux.
What is GERD?
Either of two main branches of the trachea, leading directly to the lungs.
What is Bronchi?
The part of the intestine responsible for absorbing B12
What is the Ileum?
What is the issue if a person has Type 2 Diabetes?
What is: Their body doesn't produce enough insulin OR it produces insulin but isn't able to use it properly.
The 500 mL making up air in & out during normal breathing
Tidal Volume
Limiting dairy, caffeine & stress are recommended for management of this condition.
What is IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)?