Anatomy
This is the main "windpipe" that carries air to your lungs.
Trachea
The action of breathing air out the lungs
Exhalation
This is the "good" gas that our cells need for energy.
Oxygen
Too little oxygen reaching the body tissues
Hypoxia
Temporary stop in breathing
Apnea
These are the two large branches that split from the trachea.
Bronchi
This is the action of bringing air into the lungs.
Inhalation
This is the "waste" gas that we breathe out.
Carbon Dioxide
Abnormally fast breathing
Tachypena
The process of taking in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide
Breathing/Respirations
This is the "voice box" that contains your vocal cords.
Larynx
Contracts
::DAD JOKE::
Did one lung say to the other?
We beLUNG together!
Bluish skin or lips that may signal low oxygen
Cyanosis
SUFFIX for breathing
-pnea
This large, flat muscle sits under your lungs and helps you breathe.
Diaphragm
This is the act of pushing air out of the lungs.
Exhalation
The main "Function" of the respiratory system is to provide.....
Oxygen to the body
::Daily Double::
Related to the lungs
Pulmonary
Normal range of breaths per minute
12-20
These are the tiny, grape-like sacs at the very end of the bronchioles.
Alveoli
This part acts as a "common hallway (road)" for both air and food.
Pharynx
::DAILY DOUBLE::
What is flow of breathing?
Nose/Mouth, Pharnyx, Larnyx, Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alvioli
"I feel short of breath and cannot catch my breath"
Dyspnea
Movement if air into and out of lungs
Ventilation