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MA 1 UNIT 4

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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OXYGEN BY WHAT? PLANTS
WHAT PLANTS PRODUCE OXYGEN? ALL LAND & SEA PLANTS
WHAT DO PLANTS USE TO PRODUCE OXYGEN? SUNWATERCARBON DIOXIDE
WHERE DO THE PLANTS RELEASE OXYGEN? INTO THE AIR
HUMANS BREATHE WHAT? OXYGEN
WE EXHALE WHAT? CARBON DIOXIDE & WATER
WHAT ARE 2 THINGS THAT THE HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR? TAKING IN AIRREMOVING THE OXYGEN
WHAT IS ANOTHER THING THE HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR? SENDING THE OXYGEN TO THE BLOOD (ELIMINATING CARBON DIOXIDE)
WHAT DOES BLOOD DO WITH THE OXYGEN IN OUR BODY? CIRCULATES IT TO THE CELLS OF THE BODY
IS OXYGEN ESSENTIAL TO THE SURVIVAL OF EACH CELL? YES
HOW MUCH OXYGEN IS CARRIED IN THE BLOOD, LUNGS, & TISSUES OF AN ADULT? 2 QUARTS
WHAT IS THE NOSE'S RESPONSIBILITY IN THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM? AIR ENTERS THE SYSTEM HERE
WHAT DOES THE NOSE DO TO THE AIR THAT ENTERS IT? WARMS ITFILTERS ITMOISTENS IT
WHAT IS THE SEPTUM? A WALL OF CARTILAGE THAT DIVIDES THE NOSE
WHAT ARE CILIA? HAIRS THAT TRAP PARTICLES & PREVENT THEM FROM ENTERING THE LUNGS
WHERE ARE CILIA? INSIDE EACH NOSTRIL
WHAT DOES THE MUCOUS LINING OF THE NOSE DO? TRAPS DUST & BACTERIA
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE MUCOUS LINING GETS IRRITATED? PRODUCES EXTRA MUCOUS
WHAT DOES THE PRODUCTION OF EXTRA MUCOUS LEAD TO? RUNNY NOSESNEEZING
WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR THE PHARYNX? THE THROAT
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PHARYNX? A PASSAGEWAY FOR AIR & FOOD
CAN AIR & FOOD GO DOWN THE PHARYNX AT THE SAME TIME? NO
WHAT HAPPENS IF AIR & FOOD GO DOWN THE PHARYNX AT THE SAME TIME? YOU CHOKE
WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR THE VOICE BOX? LARYNX
WHAT IS THE LARYNX? A TUBE MADE OF 9 CARTILAGES
WHAT ARE VOCAL CORDS? FOLDS IN THE MUCOUS LINING OF THE LARYNX
WHAT DOES AIR BEING EXHALED FROM THE LUNGS CREATE? SOUND
HOW DOES AIR BEING EXHALED FROM THE LUNGS CREATE SOUND? BY VIBRATING THE VOCAL CORDS
IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PITCHED VOICE, WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUR VOCAL CORDS? LONG TIGHT
WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR THE WINDPIPE? TRACHEA
WHAT IS THE TRACHEA? A TUBE OF CARTILAGE RINGS
WHERE IS THE TRACHEA LOCATED? BEHIND THE MIDDLE STERNUM
WHERE DOES THE TRACHEA GO? DIVIDES INTO THE LEFT & RIGHT BRONCHI
WHAT ARE THE BRONCHUS? THE SMALLER BRANCHES OF THE BRONCHI
WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE OF THE ALVEOLI? MICROSCOPIC AIR SACS FORMED IN GRAPE LIKE STRUCTURES
WHERE ARE ALVEOLI LOCATED? AT THE END OF EACH BRONCHIOLE
WHAT SURROUNDS EACH ALVEOLI? CAPILLARIES
WHAT IS THE REASON FOR HAVING CAPILLARIES AT THE END OF THE ALVEOLI? TO EXCHANGE GASES
WHERE ARE CILIATED MUCOSA? THEY LINE THE RESPIRATORY TRACT
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF CILIATED MUCOSA? AID IN EXPELLING FOREIGN MATERIAL FROM THE TRACT
WHAT IS THE ACTION OF THE CILIATED MUCOSA CALLED? MUCUS STREAMING
WHAT DOES MUCUS STREAMING DO? SECRETE MUCUS TO CLEANSE THE LINING OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT WITH FLUID
WHAT DOES THE MOTION OF THE CILIA DO? PUSHES PARTICALS FROM BRONCHI UP & OUT
WHERE IS THE BRONCHIAL TREE? THE LUNGS
WHERE ARE THE LUNGS? UPPER LEFT & RIGHT QUADRANTS OF THE CHEST
WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR THE DIVISIONS OF THE LUNGS? LOBES
HOW MANY LOBES ARE IN THE RIGHT LUNG? 3
WHAT ARE THE 3 LOBES OF THE RIGHT LUNG? SUPERIOR MIDDLEINFERIOR
WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR THE SUPERIOR LOBE? TOP
WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR THE INFERIOR LOBE? BOTTOM
HOW MANY LOBES ARE IN THE LEFT LUNG? 2
WHAT ARE THE LOBES OF THE LEFT LUNG? SUPERIORINFERIOR
WHY ARE THERE ONLY 2 LOBES IN THE LEFT LUNG? THE HEART IS ON THE LEFT SIDE & IT TAKES UP SPACE
WHAT ARE THE PLEURA? THE COVERING OF THE LUNGS & THE LINING OF THE THORACIC CAVITY
WHAT IS THE THORACIC CAVITY? THE CHEST
WHAT IS 1 MUSCLE OF BREATHING? THE DIAPHRAGM
CAN THE LUNGS BREATHE ON THEIR OWN? NO
WHERE DO THE LUNGS ATTACH? TO DIAPHRAGM
WHAT IS THE DIAPHRAGM? BROAD FLAT MUSCLE WHICH SEPERATES THE THORAX FROM THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY
HOW DOES THE DIAPHRAGM AID IN BREATHING? WHEN IT CONTRACTS (PULLS DOWN) CAUSING A VACUUM IN THE CHEST CAVITY WHICH PULLS AIR INTO THE LUNGS
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE DIAPHRAGM RELAXES? IT PUSHES THE AIR OUT OF THE LUNGS
WHAT IS RESPIRATION? INHALING & EXHALING
WHAT IS ANOTHER WAY TO EXPLAIN EXTERNAL RESPIRATION? THE EXCHANGE OF OXYGEN WITH PLANTS
WHEN IS INTERNAL RESPIRATION COMPLETE? WHEN EACH LIVING CELL IN THE HUMAN BODY RECIEVES OXYGEN & EXPELS CARBON DIOXIDE
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING CAPILLARIES AROUND EACH ALVEOLI? TO CARRY OXYGEN THROUGH THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM & THROUGHOUT THE BODY AROUND EVERY CELL
WHAT DO RED BLOOD CELLS CARRY? CARBON DIOXIDE
WHAT DO THE CAPILARIES CARRY? OXYGEN
WHAT IS A BRONCHOSCOPY? USE OF A SCOPE TO VIEW THE INTERIOR OF THE BRONCHUS & BRONCHIAL TUBE
WHAT IS ANOTHER REASON TO HAVE A BROCHOSCOPY PERFORMED? FOR REMOVAL OF SECRETIONS, TISSUE OR FOREIGN BODY
WHAT IS A PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST? USE OF A SPIROMETER TO MEASURE LUNG CAPACITY
WHAT IS THE ABBREVIATION FOR A PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST? PFT
WHAT IS A SPUTUM ANALYSIS? MATERIAL THAT IS COUGHED UP BY THE LUNGS IS EXAMINED FOR BACTERIA & ABNORMAL CELLS (CANCER)
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON REASON FOR A NOSEBLEED (EPISTAXSIS)? INJURY TO THE NOSE
CAN THE INJURY THAT CAUSES A NOSEBLEED BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL? BOTH
WHAT ARE SOME INJURIES THAT CAN CAUSE A NOSEBLEED? A BLOW TO THE NOSENOSE PICKINGFOREIGN BODY INSERTION
WHAT A CHRONIC CONDITION THAT CAN CAUSE A NOSEBLEED? NASAL OR SINUS INFECTION THAT RESULTS IN CAPILLARY CONGESTION & BLEEDING
WHAT IS ANOTHER REASON FOR A NOSEBLEED? INHALING IRRITATING SUBSTANCES
WHAT ARE 3 PREDISPOSING SYSTEMIC FACTORS THAT CAN CAUSE NOSEBLEEDS? HIGH BLOOD PRESSUREANTICOAGULANT DRUGSCHRONIC ASPIRIN USE
WHAT ARE 3 MORE PREDISPOSING SYSTEMIC FACTORS THAT CAN CAUSE A NOSEBLEED? BLOOD DISEASESHEMOPHILIALEUKEMIA
WHAT KIND OF BLOOD DISEASE CAN CAUSE A NOSEBLEED? ANEMIA
WHAT ARE SOME QUICK & EASY WAYS TO SLOW A NOSEBLEED? APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSEBLOW YOUR NOSE
WHAT IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATHS AMONG MEN & INCREASINGLY IN WOMEN? LUNG CANCER
IS LUNG CANCER PREVENTABLE? LARGELY PREVENTABLE
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