Just Breathe
What is the waste product of cellular respiration?
What is Carbon Dioxide
Gas exchange occurs here
What is the alveoli
This connects the larynx to the bronchi
What is the trachea
The mechanical process by which air is pulled into and expelled out of the lungs is
What is pulmonary ventilation
This structure keeps the foods and fluids out of the trachea
What is the Epiglottis
The base of the lungs rest on this
What is the diaphragm
What is the trachea
The secretion produced by the membrane lining of the respiratory tract
What is mucous
The nerve that controls the diaphragm is
What is the Phrenic Nerve
These small structures branch off the bronchi
What are bronchioles?
The right lung has ___ lobes while the left lung has ___ lobes
What are 3, 2
The most superior portion of the lung is called this
Paralysis of the diaphragm would cause respiratory difficulty because it would be impossible to do this
What is increase the size of the chest cavity to inhale
The sound heard on auscultation of an asthmatic is characterized as
What is a wheeze or wheezing
The respiratory control center of the brain is located in this region
What is the Medulla
True or False, the trachea is located above the larynx.
What is False
The hair-like projections on the cells lining the upper respiratory system are called this
What are Cilia
This is the term for temporary cessation of respiration
What is apnea
This procedure gives a pulmonologist a direct look at the lining of the bronchioles
What is bronchoscopy