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Chapter 27 Respiratory System

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What is the function of nose   organ of smell, passageway for air, assist with sound  
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What is the function of pharynx   acts as passageway for air and food, assist with speech  
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What is the function of larynx   production of vocal sounds  
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WHat is the function of the trachea   breathing  
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What is the function of the bronchi   providing passageway for air between the trachea and lungs  
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What is the function of the lungs   1. Supply oxygen 2. Remove wastes and toxins 3. DEfend against hostile intruders  
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What is ventilation?   movement to and from the alveoli  
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What is the diaphragm?   dome shaped muscle located below the lungs  
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Where are the intercostal muscles   located between the ribs  
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What is atmospheric pressure   the pressure of the air around us  
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What is intrapleural pressure   the pressure within the potential pleural space between the parietal and visceral pleura  
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What is intrapulmonic pressure   the pressure within the bronchial tree and alveoli  
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Tidal volume   volume of air entering or leaving the lungs during a single breath  
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inspiratory reserve volume   volume of air that can be inspired over and above the resting tidal volume  
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expiratory reserve volume   volume of air that can be expired after a normal expiration  
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residual volume   volume of air remaining in the lungs after a maximal expiration  
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inspiratory capacity   maximum volume that can be expired after a maximal inspiration  
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vital capacity   maximum volume that can be expired after a maximal inspiration  
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functional residual capacity   volume of air left in the lungs after a normal expiration  
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total lung capacity   volume of the lungs when fully inflated  
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Respiratory rate   number of breaths per minute  
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minute ventilation   total volume of air expired per minute  
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dead space   volume of inspired air that is not available for gas exchange  
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alveolar ventilation   volume of air that reaches the alveoli per minute  
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asthma   chronic inflammatory disease typically caused when allergens or other irritating substances cause swelling in the lining of the trachea and bronchial tubes  
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COPD   chronic obstruction of air flow through the airways and out of the lungs  
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bronchitis   inflammation of the mucous membrane in the lungs' bronchial passages  
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Emphysema   progressive disease of the lung that primarily causes SOB  
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common cold   infection of the upper respiratory tract  
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cystic fibrosis   chronic, progressive disease that causes mucus to become thick, dry, and sticky that builds up and clogs passages in many body organs  
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hay fever   seasonal allergic rhinitis  
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influenza   viruses that infect the respiratory tract  
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Legionnaire's disease   type of pneumonia or lung infection  
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lung cancer   leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in the US  
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pleurisy   inflammation of the lungs  
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pulmonary edema   caused by fluid accumulation in the lungs  
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pulmonary embolism   blood clot in the lung  
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SARS   spread mainly through contact with infected saliva or droplets from coughing  
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sinusitis   infection or inflammation of the mucous membranes that line the inside of the nose and sinuses  
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tuberculosis   contagious disease caused by the bacillus mycobacterium tuberculiosis  
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what is hemoptysis   coughing up blood  
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What organs make up the upper respiratory tract   nose and pharynx  
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what organs make up the lower respiratory tract   larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and lungs  
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what are the two portions of the nose   external and internal  
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what are the 4 paranasal sinuses   maxillary, frontal, sphenoidal, ethmoidal  
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what are the 3 tonsils   adenoids, palatine, lingual  
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what are the 3 cartilaginous structures that protect the larynx   thyroid, epiglottic, cricoid  
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what protects the trachea   c-rings of cartilage  
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what is a precise sequence of events   inhalation  
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what is considered a passive process   expiration  
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where are respiratory centers located   brain stem  
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what is pleura   thin sheets of epithelium that cover the outer surface of the lungs  
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what is the pleural space   gap between the pleura  
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what is surfactant   fluid that fills the pleural space  
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what does the mediastinum contain   heart, trachea, esophagus and blood vessels  
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what are alveoli   small air sacs that support network of capillaries used for oxygen and carbon dioxide transfer  
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what are the respiratory muscles   diaphragm and intercostal muscles  
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where does the nose drain   paranasal sinuses  
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how do the sinuses decrease weight in the skull   creation of air pockets  
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what is the function of the tonsils   fight infection  
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how long is the pharynx   5 in  
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what are the 3 parts of the pharynx   oropharynx, laryngopharynx, nasopharynx  
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what connects the trachea and esophagus   pharynx  
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which tonsils are referred to as "the tonsils"   palatine  
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how long are the lungs   10-12 in  
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which lung is smaller   left  
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what is acute bronchitis   bronchitis that lasts less than 6 weeks  
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what is chronic bronchitis   bronchitis that recurs frequently for more than 2 years  
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what are cilia   hair-like projections  
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