Structures
vocabulary
Regulation
miscellaneous Category
vocabulary 2
100
increase surface area to warm air as it enters
What is turbinates
100
process by which oxygen is obtained from the environment and delivered to the cells
What is Respiration
100
the nerve that controls the diaphragm
What is the phrenic nerve
100
this has two lobes as one lobes space is taken up by the heart
What is left lung
100
difficulty or labored breathing
What is dysnea
200
commonly called the voicebox
What is the larynx
200
rise of blood carbon dioxide that triggers ventilation
What is hypercapnia
200
the largest muscle in you body
What is the diaphragm
200
a chest tube is inserted to reestablish .....
What is a vaccum
200
bluish color or the fingernails, lips or mucus membranes around the mouth due to hypoxia
What is cyanosis
300
commonly called the windpipe
What is the trachea
300
deep rapid respiration increasing oxygen level and causes hypocapnia
What is hyperventilation
300
the process of actually moving air into and out of the lungs
What is ventilation
300
type of breathing that alternates between deep fast breathing and slow shallow breathing and is a sign of impending death
What is Cheyne- Stokes
400
organs where gas diffusion takes place
What are the lungs
400
these sensors are near the brain stem and peripherally in the arteries which respond to levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide
What are chemoreceptors
400
the diaphragm moves down and ribs move out to create a negative alveolar pressure
What is inhalation
400
deep rapid breaths often seen in people who are diabetic and in diabetic ketoacidosis
What is Kussmaul breathing
500
smallest division of the bronchial tree that are kept open by surfactant
What is an alveoli
500
increase n the depth and rate of breathing
What is hypernea
500
cessation of breathing
What is apnea
500
the lowest acceptable oxygen concentration
What is 70%
500
the best piece of advice you can give your client to preserve healthy lung function
What is get your immunizations or What is stop smoking
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