Parts of the System
Part of the respiratory system that produces sound; known as the "voice box."
What is the Larynx?
Condition caused by insufficient intake of oxygen
What is Asphyxia?
Spitting of blood
What is Hemoptysis?
Rapid breathing
What is tachypnea?
slow breathing
What is bradypnea?
Two spongy, saclike respiratory organs in most vertebrates, occupying the chest cavity together with the heart and functioning to remove carbon dioxide from the blood and provide it with oxygen.
What is the Lung?
Chronic or acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes.
What is Bronchitis?
Deficiency of oxygen in the tissues
What is hypoxia?
A disease that makes it harder for people to breathe.
What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
abnormal condition of blue(ness)?
What is Cyanosis?
A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube descending from the larynx to the bronchi and carrying air to the lungs. Also called windpipe.
What is Trachea?
What condition produces spams in the bronchial passages that may be sudden and violent and lead to dyspnea
What is a Asthma?
temporary loss of breathing
What is Apnea?
Inflammation of the larynx
What is laryngitis?
condition of the lungs
What is pneumonia?
A tiny, thin-walled, capillary-rich sac in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. Also called air sac.
What is the Alveolus?
An acute infectious respiratory viral disease
What is Influenza (flu)?
Disease characterized by a decrease in alveolar elasticity
What is Emphysema?
Absence of breathing
What is apnea?
good, normal breathing
What is eupnea?
Either of two main branches of the trachea, leading directly to the lungs.
What is Bronchi?
inflammation of the pleural membrane
What is Pleurisy?
Collapsed or airless lungs
What is Atelectasis?
Air in the chest
What is Pneumothorax?
excessive carbon dioxide
What is hypercapnia?