Anatomical Structures
The scientific name for the tube made of cartilage rings that branches into 2 bronchi
Trachea
This condition causes inflammation of the bronchial tubes
Bronchitis
In addition to Carbon Dioxide, this substance is exhaled
Water
These can be caused by a spastic diaphragm
Hiccups
The area of your left lung for your heart
Cardiac Notch
Each bronchus further divides into smaller branches called
Bronchioles
This condition causes you to have excess fluid in your lungs
Pneumonia
It is one of the 5 senses
Smell
This can occur when a person has elevated levels of carbon dioide
Yawn
We lose this much water per day through breathing
1/2 liter (500 ml)
Gas exchange occurs in these grape-like clusters
Alveoli
This condition causes your voice to change
Laryngitis
________________ against inhaled foreign material
Defence
Foreign particles in your trachea can cause this
Coughing
This component of cigarette smoke coats your lungs with a black sticky stubstance
Tar
These tiny hair-like structures help to keep foreign bodies out of your lungs
Cilia
This condition has many triggers and can cause inflammation and bronchoconstriction
Asthma
This ability only occurs with exhalation
Speech
This can cause you to expel particle from your nose and mouth at 100mph
Sneeze
The average male has this forced lung capacity
4.6 liters
This fluid-filled membrane surrounds your lungs to create a closed space for the lungs to operate
Pleura
This condition causes progressive destruction of the walls and surrounding tissue of the alveoli
Emphysema
Exhalation provides a route for _______ elimination
Heat
This can be caused by simply looking at a photo of someone else doing it
Yawning
These have approximately the same surface area as a tennis court