Problems with the heart
Also commonly known as a heart attack
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Commonly known as the windpipe
Trachea
Air first enters through the nose, where it is _____ and moistened
Warmed
This means the total volume of air inhaled and exhaled in a normal breath
Tidal volume
Opposite of bradycardia
Tachycardia
These sacks are the primary organ of the respiratory system
Lungs
These tiny hairs protect the nasal passageway
Cilia
The diaphragm contracts and pulls downward, causing you to...
Inhale
A sudden attack of weakness/paralysis due to a rupture of an artery in the brain
Hemorrhagic Stroke
Each bronchus subdivides into smaller tubes called ____
Bronchioles
The two airways of the nose and mouth meet up at this place
Pharynx
Under normal conditions, the oxygen concentration in the air is _____ (greater/lower) than the concentration in the blood
Greater
Abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery/arteries caused by calcium deposits
Arteriosclerosis
Rings of this material are found around the trachea
Cartilage
Bronchioles end in tiny air sacs called ____
Alveoli
These muscles are responsible for lifting the rib cage during a breath
Intercostal
Condition in which fatty deposits (called plaque) build up on the inner walls of the arteries
Atherosclerosis
The alveoli are adjacent to a network of ____ - the site of gas exchange
Capillaries
Air passes by this, the opening of the trachea
Glottis
When the diaphragm relaxes and moves upward, this causes the pressure to _____ - resulting in air moving out
Increase