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Functions of the Respiratory system
Diaphragm and Trachea
Bronchi and Alveoli
Respiratory Membrane and Center of the brain
Factors That Affect Breathing and Respiratory Diseases
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The main function of the Respiratory system is to supply what to the blood?
oxygen
100
What does your diaphragm muscle seperate?
chest and abdomen
100
What shape cartilage does the bronchi have?
C shaped
100
Where are the control centers in the brain located?
In the medulla and pons
100
Name one factor that affects breathing?
Ingested or inhaled substances,Position of body (posture)Mental, Emotional, Spiritual,Environmental (pollution),and Strength of respiratory muscles
200
What are the six major structures of the Respiratory System?
Nose,Pharynx (Throat),Trachea,Bronchi,Lungs,diaphragm
200
What are the steps of inspiration?
diaphragm contracts and increases thoracic space;air flows in
200
What does each bronchi divide into?
bronchial tubes
200
What does the medulla in the brain control?
automatic and voluntary response to respiration
200
Which disease causes damaged airways to narrow?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD)
300
Name at least one thing contained in the thoracic cavity (excluding the lungs)
heart,aorta,esophagus,bronchi,thymus
300
What are the steps of expiration?
diaphragm relaxes and decreases thoracic space;air flows out
300
What air sac does each bronchial tube connect to?
Alveoli
300
What does the respiratory membrane consist of?
alveolar wall, the capillary wall, and their basement membranes
300
Which disease causes degeneration of alveoli?
Emphysema
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What does the mouth and nose do for the Respiratory System? (two things)
Allows oxygen to enter body and carbon dioxide to leave
400
What does the trachea serve as?
wind pipe or air way
400
What is each Alveoli surrounded by?
a capillary
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How thin is the respiratory membrane?
less than 0.5 mm
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Name a disease which causes bronchial tubes to narrow?
Obstructive lung diseases (asthma, bronchitis)
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What is each lung enclosed in?
Pleura
500
What does the trachea divide into?
bronchi
500
What takes place in the Alveoli?
Gaseous exchange
500
simple squamous epithelium which make it easy for the diffusion of?
oxygen
500
This disease is characterized by a buildup of thick mucous in the lungs and airways
Cystic Fibrosis