Developmental
Diseases and Conditions
Physiology
Anatomy of Respiratory
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100
The substance that prevent the alveoli from collapsing. Premature babies might not have it
What is surfactant
100
Constriction of the air passageways
What is asthma
100
The amount of air that moves in and out of the lungs during normal quiet breathing
What is Tidal Volume?
100
Vibration due to exhaled air that results in speech is a function of
What is vocal cords?
100
Most carbon dioxide is transported as
What is bicarbonate ion?
200
Average respiration for infants
What is 40-80 respiration per minute
200
Inflammation of the bronchi, usually viral
What is acute bronchitis
200
The amount of air that can be forcefully inhaled or exhaled after a normal inhalation or exhalation
What is Reserve Volume?
200
What is the structure labeled Q
What is the inferior lobe of the left lung?
200
Regulates breathing
What is medulla and pons?
300
Continues to be made into your 40's
What is alveoli
300
Genetic disorder; causes excess mucus production
What is cystic fibrosis
300
The 3rd event in respiration
What is respiratory gas transport?
300
Separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity
What is the palate?
300
The name of the structure at "R"
What is the base?
400
People lose 1/3 of this by age 70
What is vital capacity
400
Contagious bacterial infection of the lungs
What is tuberculosis (TB)?
400
Respiratory capacities are measured with
What is a spirometer?
400
Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide through the respiratory membrane is by
What is simple diffusion?
400
The name of the structure at "F"
What is the middle lobe of the right lung?
500
Lung infection where alveoli fill with fluid or pus
What is pneumonia
500
The exchange of air between the alveoli and the pulmonary capillaries is
What is external respiration?
500
Cilia in the trachea propel contaminated mucus towards
What is the pharynx to be swallowed?
500
Path of air into the lungs (6 structures)
What is nasal cavity - pharynx - trachea - bronchi - bronchioles - alveoli?