Structures
Air sacs in the lungs
alveoli
Name the two structures involved in exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in lungs
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
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?
Location of the vocal cords
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?
Prevents food from entering the trachea
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
the bronchioles
Nerves in the nasal area; help with smell and taste
olfactory nerves
Disease that might cause night sweats, decreased lung function; requires long-term antibiotics to treat
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?