organs
The main organs of the respiratory system
What are the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and the lungs?
Function of respiratory system
What is to supply the body with oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide?
The only externally visible part of the respiratory system
What is the nose?
Leading cause of cancer death in both men and women in North America
What is lung cancer?
Another name for the larynx
What is the voice box?
Organs in the upper respiratory tract and organs in the lower respiratory tract
What are the passageways from the nose to the larynx and what are the passageways from the trachea to the alveoli?
Function of cellular respiration
What is to use oxygen to produce ATP and carbon dioxide?
Condition where chronic inflammation and hypersensitivity of bronchial passages that respond to irritants such as allergens
What is asthma?
COPD stands for
What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
Another name for the trachea
What is the windpipe?
The two main neural control centers for breathing
What are the medulla oblongata and the pons?
Function of the act of yawning
What is ventilates all alveoli?
4 events that are collectively known as respiration
What are pulmonary ventilation, external respiration, respiratory gas transport, and internal respiration?
Three most common types of lung cancer
What are adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and small cell carcinoma?
Another name for the alveolar macrophages
What are "dust cells"?
The number of lobes in the left lung and the number of lobes in the right lung
What is 2 lobes and 3 lobes?
Only site responsible for gas exchange
What is the respiratory zone?
Condition where there is inadequate oxygen delivery to body tissues
What is hypoxia?
Disease where there is destruction of alveolar walls and loss of lung elasticity
What is emphysema?
Another name for the pulmonary pleura
What is the visceral pleura?
The approx length of the pharynx
What is 13 cm/ 5 inches?
"Line of defense" that wander in and out of the alveoli collecting bacteria, carbon particles, and other debris
What are alveolar macrophages?
Vital capacity for healthy young men and healthy young women
What is 4800 ml and 3100 ml?
Disease where excess mucus production and chronic productive cough
What is chronic bronchitis?
Another name for the single pharyngeal tonsil
What is the adenoid?