Respiratory Anatomy
Which structure is anterior, the trachea or the esophagus.
What is the trachea?
In gas exchange, this gas is expelled from the body
What is CO2?
This is a "common" upper respiratory infection
What is a cold?
These structures keep the trachea from collapsing
What are the hyaline cartilage rings?
This is a procedure that removes tonsils
What is a tonsillectomy?
This is the smallest structure where gas exchange happens
What is the alveoli?
The nasal cavity has receptors for this sense
What is sense of smell?
This chemical missing in pre-term babies, helps to keep the alveoli open
What is surfactant?
This structure in the nasal cavity swirls the air
What are turbinates?
This is when liquid goes down the wrong pipe
What is aspiration?
This structure is responsible for keeping food and fluid out of the trachea.
What is the epiglottis?
This function regulates this aspect of the blood:
What is blood pH?
This is the umbrella term for emphysema, asthma and chronic bronchitis
What is COPD?
This portion of the pharynx is directly posterior to the mouth.
What is the oropharynx?
This is why the cartilage rings are a "C" shape
What is room for the esophagus or big bites!
This structure is at the bifurcation of the trachea
What is the carina?
This is the primary muscle of respiration
What is the diaphragm?
This is a very common lower respiratory infection, can be fatal in the elderly
What is pneumonia?
The trachea is where what part of the respiratory system starts
What is the lower respiratory system?
This is the recommended method for rescuing a person who is choking
What is the five an five method?
This is the outside layer of the 2 layered membrane around each lung.
What is the parietal pleura?
Air coming into the nasal cavity gets these three treatments
What is filtered, warmed and moistened?
This is the term for air in the pleural space
What is a pneumothorax?
This is the most inferior portion of the pharynx
What is the laryngopharynx?
This tube placement keeps a patient's airway open
What is endotracheal intubation?