Structures
Air sacs in the lungs
What are alveoli
Name the two structures involved in exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in lungs
What are alveoli and capillaries?
Infection of the hollow areas in the facial bones
Number of alevoli in lungs
What is 500 million?
Diptheria and whooping cough are childhood diseases that can be prevented by
What are vaccines?
Correct term for the windpipe
What is the trachea
Act of breathing, term
What is Ventilation?
Sore throat, redness, difficulty swallowing
What is pharyngitis?
Breathing out too much CO2, fast breathing
What is hyperventilation?
Number of lobes left lung
What is two?
Larynx
Function of cartilage C rings of trachea?
What is to keep the the trachea open / keep it from collapsing?
Potential lung disease from use of e-cigarettes or vape juice
What is popcorn lung?
Process of gas exchange is called
What is Respiration?
Yelling at a concert can cause this disorder
What is laryngitis?
Epiglottis
Term for the process of gas exchange in the lungs
What is respiration or cellular respiration?
A hole in the lung will lead to this disorder
What is a pneumothorax?
Mediastinum
Small hairs in the respiratory system that help sweep out debris
What are cilia?
Smallest branches in the lungs, smooth elastic tissue
What are the bronchioles?
Nerves in the nasal area; help with smell and taste
What are olfactory nerves?
What is TB or tuberculosis?
Name of the respiratory center in the brain
What is the PONS or medulla oblongata?
What is the name of the top most part of a lung?
What is the apex?
Separates the right and left nares (nostrils)
What is septum?
Diaphragm dropping, ribs moving upward/outward
What is inspiration?
Known as a pink puffer, person with this disease is thin and barrel chested
What is emphysema?
If rescue medication fails, can reverse a severe asthma attack in an emergency
What is Epi-pen or epinephrine?
Amount of oxygen left in lungs after a normal breath is complete
What is residual volume?
Bony areas in nasal cavity that increase the surface area, help moisten/warm air
What are the turbinates?
Another function of the respiratory system; not ventilation or respiration
What is production of sound / voice / speech
Name for "fluid on the lungs"
What is a pleural effusion?
Name for procedure to drain excess fluid from pleural cavity
What is a thoracentesis?
What are lead, cadmium, chromium, manganese, nickel (metals - all brands tested)
formaldehyde (created through high heat of vape liquids)