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Name that structure
Trouble in the wind
Just breathe
Cough it up
Procedures
100
Name the 3 main parts of the pharynx
Nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx
100
Accumulation of air in the pleural space that causes the lung to collapse
What is a pneumothorax
100
Total lack of oxygen
What is anoxia
100
Hairlike projections that move debris out of the airways
What are cilia
100
Surgical drainage of fluid from the chest cavity
What is thoracentesis
200
Prevents food from entering the trachea during swallowing
What is the epiglottis
200
Genetic disorder with abnormal mucus and repeated respiratory infections
What is cystic fibrosis
200
Another word for strangulation
What is asphyxiation
200
Damaged, dilated bronchial tubes that allow secretions to collect
What is bronchiectasis
200
Surgical incision into the chest wall to open the pleural cavity
What is a thoracotomy
300
Level of the lung where gas exchange takes place
What is the alveolus
300
Dilated, damaged alveoli, most common cause is smoking
What is emphysema
300
A disease of the small airways with 2 problems: 1) bronchospasm and 2) narrowing due to inflammatory thickening
What is asthma
300
Thick respiratory secretions ejected through the mouth
What is sputum
300
Surgical removal of all or part of a lung
What is a pneumonectomy
400
Divider between the left and right nasal cavity
What is the nasal septum
400
Inflamed voice box
What is laryngitis
400
A sheet of muscle that contracts to make negative pressure in the chest cavity and expand the lungs
What is the diaphragm
400
Blood-stained sputum derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes
What is hemoptysis
400
Looking at the bronchial tree with a tiny camera
What is bronchoscopy
500
Tiny hairlike projections that line the respiratory tract and remove debris
What are cilia
500
Infection in the lungs
What is pneumonia
500
The amount of air (in liters) that can be forcefully breathed out in one second
What is FEV1
500
Respiratory infection of the subglottic trachea in young children that causes a barking cough
What is croup
500
An incision made into the trachea to gain access to the airway below a blockage
What is a tracheostomy