Name that structure
This is also called the windpipe. What is the medical term for this structure?
Trachea
I have cilia, and I house mucus inside. What part of the respiratory anatomy am I?
Nose
This condition causes strained vocal cords; you should stop talking and rest your voice. What condition might I have?
Laryngitis
What position is best to treat a bleeding nose?
What is epistaxis?
Nose bleed
This cartilage divides the nose from left to right. What is the name of this cartilage?
Septum
What is the oxygen concentration of room air? (In percentage)
21%
This causes a large amount of snot to come from the nose. It could be viral or bacterial and is definitely associated with inflammation. What condition am I?
Rhinitis
What is the best way to treat a virus, like influenza?
Treat the symptoms.
What's the name of the sensory receptors that allow you to smell?
Olfactory
At the end of the trachea, it bifurcates. It becomes 2 other branches to the "respiratory tree". What is my name?
Bronchi/bronchus
What muscle is right below the lungs and heart in the thoracic cavity that allows you to take a deep breath?
Diaphragm
If I have inflammation of the bronchioles, what disease process might I have?
Asthma
Bronchioles
What is the leaflike cartilage over the voicebox?
Epiglottis
This layer of tissue surrounds the lungs. It is the closest layer to the lungs. What is my name?
Visceral pleura
The nasal cavity of the respiratory system has 3 jobs. Name one of them.
1. Warms air
2. Filters air
3. Moistens air
Smoking can cause this terminal disease and tumors. What could smoking cause?
Lung cancer
Briefly explain where external respiration occurs.
At the level of the alveoli.
How many lung lobes are on the right side?
3
What is the name of the structure in the brain that controls breathing and your heartbeat?
Medulla oblongata (brain stem)
These structures are at the end of every bronchiole?
Alveoli
This chronic disease is usually caused by smoking or secondhand inhaled smoke in the home. What disease am I?
Emphysema
Best advice you can give to treat laryngitis?
Stop talking/ treat the symptoms.
What is the primary trigger for you to take a breath?
Carbon dioxide
Pharynx
What is the acronym for remembering part of the respiratory anatomy in order from the throat to the windpipe?
P L E T
"People like eating tomatoes."
What part of the lungs actually have the pneuomonia condition?
Alveoli
What is the number 1 way to prevent lung cancer?
Don't smoke or have secondhand smoke around you or your children.
When does biological death begin to occur?
After 4-6 minutes of no circulation or respirations.