Parts
Common disorders
Careers
common terms
Fun facts
100
The partition separating the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
What is diaphragm
100
The bronchial tube walls spasm narrowing the passageways
What is asthma
100
Physicians who are specially trained to treat diseases and conditions of the chest
What is pulmonologist
100
Absence of breathing
What is apnea
100
Right
Which lung is bigger
200
Tube that connects the pharynx and larynx to the lungs allowing the passage of air
What is trachea
200
Inflammation of the lungs usually caused by bacteria viruses, or an irritation by chemicals
What is pneumonia
200
Therapists that work with patients who have breathing or other cardiopulmonary disorders
What is respiratory therapist
200
Difficult or painful breathing
What is dyspnea
200
Roughly the same size of a tennis court or 525 square feet
What is the surface area of the lungs
300
The main passageway into the lungs
What is bronchi
300
Progressive disease can result in disability and in severe cases heart or respiratory failure and death
What is emphysema
300
A surgeon who specializes in conditions affecting organs in the chest
What is thoracic surgeon
300
Nostrils
What is nares
300
Your lungs
What is the only organ in your body that can float in water
400
A pair of spongy, air filled organ located on either side of the chest.
What is lungs
400
Malignant tissue in the lungs that destroy tissue
What is lung cancer
400
A physician who specializes in conditions affecting the ears
What is otologist
400
Fluid swelling of the lungs
What is pulmonary edema
400
12oz
How much water do we loose a day through breathing
500
Air sacs at the end of each bronchiole
What is alveoli
500
Infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus
What is tuberculosis
500
A physician who specializes in head and neck surgery
What is otorhinolaryngologist
500
Rapid breathing
What is tachypnea
500
Hairs in the nose
What helps clean and warm the air we breath
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