Anatomy
Structure nicknamed the windpipe.
What is the Trachea?
Electrical attraction of water molecules causing alveoli to collapse.
What is Surface Tension?
Inhalation is associated with this movement of the diaphragm.
What is contraction?
Term for the temporary cessation of breathing.
What is Apnea?
The amount of air that is left in the lung after a forced exhalation.
What is residual volume?
Term that consists of the bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli.
What is the Bronchial Tree?
This has to be negative for the lungs to expand.
What is intrapleural pressure or intrapleural space?
This is an active process and requires energy.
What is inhalation?
Condition for when the lung are collapsed and the aveoli airless.
What is Atelectasis?
The space occupied by air that does not reach the alveoli.
What is anatomical dead space?
Oxygen (O2) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) are exchanged across here.
What is the Alveolar Pulmonary Capillary Membrane?
When tension is released in the elastic tissue and it returns to the original unstretched position.
What is elastic recoil?
This nerve stimulates the diaphragm to contract.
What is the Phrenic nerve?
The technical term for a runny nose.
What is Rhinorrhea?
The chemical that signals the brain to begin respirations.
What is Carbon Dioxide (CO2)?
This structure is the passageway for air, production of voice, prevents aspiration and has no "C" shaped cartilage.
What is the Larynx?
This interferes with surface tension to allow alveoli to expand or stay open.
What are Surfactants?
Exhalation is associated with an increase in this pressure.
What is Intrapulmonic pressure?
Term for when there is a low concentration of oxygen in the tissue.
What is hypoxia?
Normal breathing involves involuntary and this.
What is Rhythmic?
This is the place where the trachea bifurcates into the right and left bronchi.
What is the Carina?
The measure of elastic recoil.
What is Compliance?
Most Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is transported in the blood as this.
What is Bicarbonate (HCO3)?
The term that refers to the high pitched wheeze caused by an obstruction of airflow.
What is Stridor?
This is the location for the main control center for the respiratory system.
What is the Medulla Oblongata?