Where's That
medical name for throat
pharynx
ATP produced at the cells using oxygen and giving off Carbon dioxide as byproduct
cellular respiration
word meaning to breathe in
inspiration
inflammation and edema of airways and bronchospasms
asthma
part of the respiratory system where air is warmed and cleaned
nose
tube leading from larynx to bronchi
trachea
oxygen/carbon dioxide exchange at the body cells
internal respiration
Protein on red blood cells that carries oxygen
hemoglobin
inflammation/infection of bronchial tubes
bronchitis
where vocal cords are located
larynx
what the diaphragm does when it contracts
moves inferiorly, increasing size of thoracic cavity
oxygen/carbon dioxide exchange at the alveoli/capillary border
external respiration
Process causes oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange at alveoli/capillary border
simple diffusion
inflammation/infection of the lung - pus in alveoli
pneumonia
normal respiratory rate in adults
12-20 per minutes
2 muscle groups most involved in inspiration
diaphragm and external intercostals
Where respiratory rate is controlled in the brain
medulla oblongata
Why we have to breathe
Oxygen needed by cells for cellular respiration
progressive disease including emphysema and bronchitis -usually from smoking
COPD
term that means difficulty breathing
dyspnea
Function of alveolar sacs
increase surface area for gas exchange with capillaries
Function of epiglottis
covers opening to trachea when you swallow
What carbon monoxide from smoking does to disrupt oxygen getting to cells
binds to the hemoglobin instead of oxygen
collapsed lung
pneumothorax
2 parts of pulmonary ventilation
inspiration and expiration