Ventilation
Ventilation is:
What is the physical act of breathing?
Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged:
What occurs in the capillaries of the alveoli?
Flap of tissue that prevents food and liquid from entering the air passages during swallowing:
What is the Epiglottis?
Medical name of the windpipe:
What is the Trachea?
Products of cellular respiration:
What is carbon dioxide, water and energy?
The leading cause of death in both males and females:
What is Lung Cancer?
The name of the tiny hairs that filter dust and germs out of the air entering the respiratory system:
What are Cilia?
This structure contains the vocal cords:
What is the Larynx?
Supply of oxygen that exists in the body at any one time:
What is 4-6 minutes?
The percentage of air we breathe is:
What is 21% oxygen?
Respiration is:
What occurs when oxygen and carbon dioxide gases are exchanged?
To protect against friction during breathing:
What is the purpose of the pleura?
Partial or total collapse of the lung:
What is Atelectasis?
Large flat muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
What is the diaphragm?
The lung has this many lobes on each side:
What is 3 lobes on the right, and 2 lobes on the left?
What is Asthma?
Inflammation and infection of the lungs where too much moisture builds up and impairs breathing:
What is Pneumonia?
Stage of respiration where the exchange of gases between the lungs and blood occur:
What is External?
Contains the hard palate and the soft palate:
What is the Nasopharynx?
COPD stands for:
What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?