Upper airway
Lower airway
Vocabulary
Disease/ disorders
Interventions
100
this cavity warms, and humidifies the cooler air inhaled before it continues towards the pharynx.
What is the nasal cavity?
100
These branches of the respiratory system enter the lungs.
What are the bronchi?
100
This chronic and episodic inflammatory disease that makes it difficult to breathe and causes coughing and wheezing
What is asthma?
100
This condition is chronic and causes the walls between the alveoli to become stretched and the air sacs weaken and air becomes trapped.
What is emphysema?
100
This "drug" is used to increase the supply of oxygen to the lungs.
What is oxygen?
200
these act as the filter system in the nasal cavity filtering particles that enter the respiratory system.
What are cilia?
200
serve as air filter
supply oxygen to body cells
remove carbon dioxide from cells
produce sounds associated with speech
What are the functions of the respiratory system?
200
This is mucus that is coughed up from the lung.
what is sputum?
200
This conditions cause air to get trapped in the lungs and can cause heavy wheezing, and coughing, patients report feeling chest tightness.
What is asthma?
200
This plastic device is shaped to fit over the nose and mouth. It is held in place with an elastic band. This device is used to deliver oxygen.
What is a simple mask?
300
This acts like a lid that shuts to prevent food from entering the lungs when you swallow.
What is the epiglottis?
300
The first exchange in the lungs where oxygen moves into the blood and carbon dioxdide moves into the aveloli
what is internal respiration?
300
the process of inhaling air into the lungs and exhaling air out of the lungs.
what is respirations?
300
This condition causes the bronchi to become permanently dilated (widened) and damaged.
What is bronchiectasis?
300
We collect this so it can be analyzed in a lab. In order to obtain it we have to ask our patient to spit in a cup.
What is a sputum sample?
400
This is what allows you to speak. Its also known as your voice box.
What is the larynx?
400
the main muscle responsible for breathing.
what is your diaphram?
400
tiny, grape like sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs
what are alveoli?
400
This virus can cause common cold like symptoms. However in older adults and newborns this can be sever to deadly.
What is RSV?
400
This device is used to help the patient take deeper breaths. You teach your patient to put their mouth on this device and breath in like they are sucking through a straw.
What is a incentive spirometer?
500
This is a wind pipe that moves air to your lungs, it is lined with mucus to to trap particles preventing it from entering your lungs.
What is the trachea?
500
this system works with the respiratory system to deliver oxygen to the body.
What is the cardiovascular system?
500
acute inflammation in the lung tissues caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal, infection or chemical irritants
what is pnemonia?
500
This highly contagious bacteria is carried mucus droplets and is suspended in the air. It affects the lungs as well as spine, brain, and kidneys.
What is TB tuberculosis?
500
This time of day is best to collect a sputum sample.
What is early morning?