structures of the respiratory system
Where does the respiratory system start?
The Nostrils or Nares
What is Respiration?
the act of inhalation and exhalation creating a breath.
What is asthma?
a condition that have a difficult time taking in enough oxygen.
What is Cyanosis?
blue color of the mouth and gums due to lack of oxygen
What is crackle?
a noise that sounds like a cellophane.
What is the common passageway for air and food?
The Pharynx
What is inhalation?
The act of inhaling or taking in air to the lungs with the Nostrils and trachea opening.
What are signs of URI?
Sneezing, coughing, nasal discharge, and difficulty breathing.
What are the Nares?
The nostrils of the nose.
What is the pleura?
a double membrane covering that lines the lungs.
What is the windpipe?
The Trachea
What controls the respiration rate?
Body temperature, exercise and activity, fever or pain, and oxygen levels in the blood.
What is bordetella?
Commonly called kennel cough.
a sound produced during asthma that causes difficulty breathing.
What is the Thoracic cavity?
The chest.
What is the lining of the lungs called?
The Pleura
What is a Diaphragm?
What causes Heaves?
An allergy usually related to dust.
What is the Respiratory system?
part of the body that controls oxygen circulation through the lungs and the body.
opening to the larynx.
What are the branches that lead to each lung called?
Bronchi
What does the thoracic cavity do?
enlarges and air rushes in.
What is shipping fever?
a condition that occurs In livestock such as horses and cattle that are transported.
What is an endotracheal tube?
and E-tube; placed into the windpipe to create and establish and airway during anesthesia or CPR.
What in roaring?
respiratory condition in horses that sound like a roar.