Anatomy upper respiratory system
Anatomy lower respiratory system
Diseases
Diagnosis or disease
Abbreviations and other
100

These structures beat in a wave-like motion and move dust and other particles out of the system.

What are cilia

100
Cricoid rings look like this and do this.
What are c-shaped and allow for the expansion of the trachea?
100
This disease of the respiratory mucus membrane results in a very distinctive sound.
What is pertusis or whooping cough?
100
One instrument that is used to measure the oxygen saturation of a patient, and is non-invasive.
What is pulse oximetry (Pulsox).
100
RV stand for this term related to breathing.
What is residual volume?
200

This is the cavity behind the mouth that leads to the esophagus and trachea.

What is the pharynx

200
Sac-like endings of the respiratory system.
What are alveoli?
200
General problem breathing.
What is dyspnea?
200
This instrument measures respiration as a function of air volume.
What is a spirometer?
200
LUL
What is the left upper lobe?
300

The epiglottis does what?

Acts as a valve to prevent food from entering the trachea.

300
The trachea branches into left and right _______.
What are bronchi?
300
Hyperventilation can result in this pH imbalance.
What is alkalosis?
300
Asthma consists of edema and inflammation in the _________.
What are bronchi?
300
This structure holds the vocal chords.
What is the larynx?
400
These structures are part of the immune system, and air passes by them in the upper respiratory system.
What are tonsils
400
The Pleura.
What is the double membrane lining covering the lungs and lining the thoracic cavity.
400
This results from over expansion and destruction of alveoli.
What is emphysema?
400
The acronym ABG stands for and measures these.
What is Arterial Blood Gasses, measuring CO2, O2. pH (bicarbonate) in a blood sample.
400
These structures are in the mediastinum.
What are the heart, trachea, lungs.
500
Trace the parts of the upper respiratory system that air flows through.
Nose, mouth, pharynx
500
Trace the components of the lower respiratory system.
Trachea, bronci, bronchioles, alveoli.
500
Name two respiratory diseases that are the result of pathogenic conditions and one that is occupational.
Pneumonia, TB, pneumoconiosis
500
This disease results in excess mucus and is a hereditary condition which can be fatal in children, especially caucasians.
What is Cystic Fibrosis or CF?
500
This is what a mucolytic would do.
Break up mucus, such as formed in the bronchi from an infection such as influenza.
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