ANATOMY
This structure warms, filters, and moistens incoming air.
What is the nasal cavity?
The process of breathing in and out.
What is respiration?
This condition causes airway inflammation and narrowing.
What is asthma?
Respirations are counted by observing this body movement.
What is chest rise and fall?
This structure is part of the upper respiratory tract and filters air.
What is the nose (or nasal cavity)?
This structure is also known as the voice box.
What is the larynx?
During inhalation, the diaphragm does this.
What is contracts/moves downward?
Fluid-filled alveoli are common in this lung infection.
What is pneumonia?
Normal adult respiration rate is:
What is 12–20 breaths per minute?
These tubes branch off the trachea and enter the lungs.
What are the bronchi?
This tube carries air from the larynx to the bronchi.
What is the trachea?
Air leaves the lungs during this phase.
What is exhalation?
Long-term smoking most directly damages this structure.
What are alveoli?
Fast breathing is called this.
What is tachypnea?
Put these in order: trachea, bronchioles, alveoli.
What is trachea → bronchioles → alveoli?
Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in these tiny air sacs.
What are alveoli?
Air moves into the lungs when pressure inside the lungs is this compared to outside air.
What is lower?
This chronic lung disease includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
What is COPD?
This tool measures oxygen saturation in the blood.
What is a pulse oximeter?
This flap closes over the airway when swallowing.
What is the epiglottis?
This muscle contracts downward during inhalation.
What is the diaphragm?
Oxygen enters the bloodstream through this type of blood vessel.
What are capillaries?
Wheezing, cyanosis, and nasal flaring are signs of this condition.
What is respiratory distress?
Respirations should be counted this way to avoid altered breathing.
What is without the patient knowing?
This double-layered membrane surrounds and protects the lungs.
What is the pleura?