Vocab
Membranes which enclose and protect the lungs
What is pleura?
A persons airways become inflamed, narrow and swell, and produce extra mucus.
What is asthma?
Major entrance and exit for the respiratory system
What is the nose?
How many minutes can someone hold their breath for
What is 20 minutes?
Volume of a single breath at rest
What is tidal volume?
Double folds of pleura which separate lungs into lobes
What is fissure?
Begins in the lungs and most often occurs to people who smokes.
What is lung cancer?
The opening in the lower part of the human face.
What is the mouth?
Which organ can float on water
What is the lungs?
Number of breaths taken per minute
What is respiratory rate?
Tiny hollow air sacs in the lungs in which gas exchange occurs
What is alveoli?
Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs which may fill with fluid.
What is pneumonia?
The passage which leads from the back of the mouth
What is the throat?
What were important symbols in Ancient Egypt
What is the lungs and wind pipes?
Volume of air which can be forcefully exhaled after a normal exhale
What is expiratory reserve volume?
Central compartment of the thoracic cavity which contains the heart
What is mediastinum?
Condition in which the lungs airways become damaged making it hard to clear mucus.
The passage from the throat to the lungs.
What is the wind pipe?
Once was treated with psycho therapy
What is asthma?
Maximum volume of air in the lungs after a maximum enhale
What is total lung capacity?
Bony projections which increase the surface area of the nasal cavity
What is nasal conchae?
A disorder affecting the alveoli of the lungs.
What is emphysema?
Pair of organs in the chest
What is the lungs?
(True/False) Is it possible to live with just one lung
What is true?
Dome- shaped sheet of muscle which is located between the thoracic and abdominal cavities and contracts and relaxes to help facilitate breathing