Anatomy
These small, balloon-like structures are the primary sites of gas exchange in the lungs
What is alveoli?
These structures vibrates to produce sound.
What is vocal cords
What is the crucial elemental component of hemoglobin, giving it its red color and allowing it to bind to oxygen.
Iron
The volume of air inhaled or exhaled during a normal quiet breathing.
What is tidal volume?
In the film "Apollo 13," this phrase, "Houston, we have a problem," referred in part to the astronauts' struggle with dangerous levels of this gas.
What is carbon dioxide?
This flap of cartilage covers the larynx during swallowing, preventing food or liquids from entering the airway.
What is epiglottis?
This chemical is formed when carbon dioxide reacts with water.
What is carbonic acid?
This term describes hemoglobin that is carrying oxygen
What is oxyhemoglobin.
The primary muscle responsible for inspiration
What is diaphragm?
This condition is characterized by the presence of air in the pleural space, leading to lung collapse.
What is pneumothorax?
This tube connects the middle ear to the pharynx.
What is eustachian tube or auditory tube?
These cells produce the mucus that traps debris, dust, and bacteria.
What is goblet cells?
The condition that occurs because hemoglobin has a much higher affinity to carbon monoxide than oxygen.
What is carbon monoxide poisoning?
A temporary cessation of breathing
What is apnea?
This volume of air in the lungs cannot be measured by spirometry.
What is residual volume?
The two layers of serous membrane that surround the lungs are collectively called this.
What is pleura?
What aspect of blood is controlled by concentration increase or elimination of carbon dioxide.
What is the pH?
Which condition of the blood can regularly lead to low hemoglobin levels?
What is anemia?
Calculated the sum of tidal volume, expiratory reserve volume, and inspiratory reserve volume, and you get this value.
What is vital capacity?
The partial pressure of this gas in the arterial blood is the primary chemical stimulus for regulating ventilation.
What is carbon dioxide?
The brain centers that control breathing are located here.
What is pons and medulla oblongata?
This process, involving the movement of gases across the respiratory membrane, is driven by differences in partial pressures.
What is diffusion?
This term describes the relationship between the partial pressure of oxygen and hemoglobin saturation.
What is the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve?
Which physical process amplifies sound waves within the vocal tract, mainly in nose and sinuses.
What is resonance?
This famous magician, known for his underwater escape acts, often held his breath for more than 7 minutes, pushing the limits of human respiratory physiology.
Harry Houdini