Anatomical Parts
Function of the Respiratory System
Symtoms
Body Parts Affected by this Disease
Treatments
100
An arrangement of bones in the thorax of all vertebrates except the lamprey.
What is the ribs.
100
As we breathe, oxygen enters what and passes the sinuses.
What is the nose or mouth.
100
This occurs usually in the calf.
What is leg pain or swelling.
100
From not getting enough oxygen in your body, it can damage these.
What is organs.
100
To remove the clot.
What is surgery
200
The pair of organs situated within the rib cage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed.
What is the lungs.
200
Hollow spaces in the skull that help regulate the temperature and humidity of the air we breathe.
What is the sinuses.
200
May produce bloody or blood-streaked sputum.
What is a cough.
200
A blood clot that forms in a vein, travels through your bloodstream, and lodges in this part of the body.
What is lungs.
200
Taken to quickly dissolve the clot
What is medicine
300
The large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from the larynx to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs.
What is the trachea.
300
The tubes that lead to the lobes of the lungs carrying oxygen.
What is the bronchials.
300
Typically appears suddenly and always gets worse with exertion.
What is shortness of breath.
300
A blood clot called a deep vein thrombosis occurs in this part of the body.
What is the leg.
300
These decrease your blood's ability to clot.
What is blood thinners
400
The hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals.
What is the larynx.
400
Where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs.
What is the alveoil.
400
A mass formed by platelets and fibrin in the blood to stop bleeding.
What is a blood clot.
400
Inflammation of the tissue covering the lungs and this body part can cause sharp pain.
What is the chest wall.
400
This takes longer to start working than heparin injections, but as it's more convenient to take, it's usually recommended for a longer period after you stop having the injections.
What is Warfarin
500
The membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the esophagus.
What is the pharynx.
500
A dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of the lungs that controls breathing and separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity.
What is the diaphragm.
500
You feel like you're having a heart attack. The pain may become worse when you breathe deeply (pleurisy), cough, eat, bend or stoop. The pain will get worse with exertion but won't go away when you rest.
What is chest pain.
500
The buildup of fluid between the outside lining of the lungs and the inner lining of this body part.
What is the chest cavity.
500
This is given as an injection. Regular injections of this medication are usually used as the initial treatment for a pulmonary embolism because they start working immediately.
What is Heparin.