ANATOMY
Name all structures associated with the upper respiratory system?
Nose
Mouth
Pharynx
Larynx
Function of the larynx?
Vocal Cords
Fluid such pus, bacteria, and blood fill your air spaces
Pneumonia
What is the common cold, sinusitis, and laryngitis?
What structure regulates involuntary breathing?
What is the medulla?
Name all structures associated with the lower respiratory tract.
Bronchial Tubes
Bronchioles
Alveoli
Function of the aveoli?
Gas Exchange
This chronic condition is associated with a history of smoking?
COPD
Name one disease/disorder of the lower respiratory system?
What is bronchitis and pneumonia?
Function of the pulmonary veins
What is return oxygenated blood back to the heart?
Which two structures in our lungs is responsible for gas exchange?
Alveoli and capillaries
Which two brain structures control breathing?
Medulla and cerebral cortex
Blood clot in your pulmonary artery
Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
Long Term disease
What is chronic?
Why does obesity lead to breathing difficulties and eventually an enlarged heart?
What is narrowing of the blood and pulmonary vessels and an increased workload on the heart?
Which structure is also called our voice box?
Larynx
What is the name of cavity that contains your lungs?
Pleural Cavity
This condition is associated with increased reactivity due to cold, exercise, and/or stress?
Asthma
What is asthma?
Function of the pulmonary arteries
What is to take deoxygenated blood to the lungs?
Why do we have snot and hair in our noses?
What is to filer irritants from the air from reaching our lower respiratory system and to warm and humidify the air we breathe?
What is the function of the respiratory system?
Gas exchnage
Deflated lung due to trauma
Pneumothora
Which is more dangerous?
Upper or Lower Respiratory Disease
What is lower respiratory disease?
Average breathes per minute
What is 12 to 18 bpm?