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Organs
Lungs
Vocab
Respirations
Misc
100
What is the purpose of the Medulla related to resp.
controls breathing
100
Which lobe is bigger?
Right
100
bronchus
bronch/o
100
what is the Normal adult respiratory rate?
12-20
100
The respiratory system is divided into what 2 categories?
Upper and Lower
200
What is the purpose/ function of cila?
What are the hair like structures that cover the cells of the respiratory tract?
200
Which lobe has 3 lungs
Right
200
chest
thorac/o
200
What happens to the chest cavity during inspiration? (Think size)
Expands
200
What respiratory structure contains cartilage rings?
The trachea
300
What is the name of the structure that divides the nose in 2 halves?
Septum
300
What is the structure that brings Oxygen to the lungs?
Trachea
300
halit/o
breathing
300
Dyspnea is what type of breathing?
What is the term for difficulty breathing?
300
Capn/o
Carbon Dioxide
400
What is the function of the larynx
It is the voice box
400
Explain a pneumothorax. Hint: where is the air present
Air is in the intrapleural space
400
Rhin/o
Nose
400
Eupnea means what?
normal breathing
400
Ortho/o
straight
500
this prevents food from entering the trachea/ airway
What is the function of the epiglottis?
500
This reduces tension in the alveoli of the lungs
surfactant
500
what does Spir/o mean
breathing
500
What is the purpuse of Oxyhemoglobin? What does it do?
a red blood cell carrying 02
500
Carcin/p
Cancer of epithelial origin