Lungs
Respiration
Breathing
Misc.
Review Questions
100
How many lobes does each lung have?
Right = 3 Left = 2
100

What is the normal rate for respirations?

12-20

100
Air enters the body where?
Mouth and/or nose
100
What body cavity can the lungs be found in?
Pleural
100

What abbreviation means nothing by mouth?

NPO

200
What fluid lubricates the lungs?
Serous
200
What is internal respiration?
transfer of oxygen from blood to the body cells and transfer of waste and carbon dioxide from body cells to blood
200

What part of the brain controls breathing?

Medulla Oblongata

200

What does COPD stand for?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

200

What does p.r.n stand for?

As needed

300

Where does air go after it leaves the trachea (when inhaling)?

 Bronchi

300
What is external respiration?
Gas exchange between the air and blood
300

Where does the exchange of gas take place?

In the alveoli

300

What is the medical name for nosebleed?

Epistaxis

300

How long of supply of blood does our body have?

4-6 minutes

400
What structure resembles a bunch of grapes?
Alveoli
400
The taking in of air is called what?
Inhalation
400
What happens to your respiration rate when Carbon dioxide levels increase?
It increases you breath faster
400
What is the function of the mucus membrane that lines the nasal cavities?
moisten and warm the air
400

What is the leaflike cartilage that closes the opening into the larynx?

Epiglottis

500

What are the lobes of the right lung called?

Superior, middle, inferior

500

The respiratory membrane (at the alveoli) is made of what type of cells?

Simple squamous cells 1 layers of flat cells

500

What is the process of breathing called?

Ventilation

500

What is the leading cause of cancer death?

Lung Cancer

500

What keeps the alveoli from collapsing?

surfactant

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