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respiratory system

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Within the skull are 2 nasal cavities - what separates them   nasal septum  
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what are the 3 functions of nasal mucosa   warms the air, humidifies the air, traps enhaled particles and bacteria in mucous  
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what is the passage way for food & air behind the mouth   oropharynx  
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where is your voice box located   in the larynx  
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what is intrapulmonic pressure (matching)   pressure within the bronchia tree & alveoli  
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what is intrapleural pressure (matching)   within the potential pleural space between parietal & visceral pleural and usually lower that pressure outside the body  
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where do you find atmospheric air (matching)   the air around us  
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what 4 skull bones contain the paranasal sinuses   frontal, ethmoid, maxilla and sphenoid  
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external respiration is exchange of gases where   air in the lungs and blood in pulmonary capillaries  
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internal respiration is exchange of gases where   in blood from systemic capillaries and tissue fluid  
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what blood cells carry oxygen   red blood cells  
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within the oxygen carrying cells the oxygen is bonded to what mineral___ and is connected to the protein on the cell called ___   (mineral) - iron; (protein) - hemoglobin  
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what are the 2 respiratory gases   oxygen and carbon dioxide  
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what is above and below the larynx   trachea/below and pharynx/above  
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what is hemoptysis   couphing up blood  
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what specific organism causes histoplasmosis   histoplasma capsulatum  
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describe Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome   severe pulmonary congestion with acute respiratory distress & hypoxia  
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what are the 4 histiologic types of lung cancer   squamous cell; adenocarcinoma cell; large cell; small cell  
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the treatment for viral laryngitis is   voice rest  
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pulmonary embolisms occur when a clot of foreign material lodges in the artery in which circulation   pulmonary circulation  
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what is respiratory acidosis & when does it occur   excessive CO2, decreased pH (when rate of efficienty of respiration decreases allowing CO2 to accumulate - ex. pneumonia, emphysema, severe asthma  
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what is respiratory alkalosis & when does it occur   less CO2, increased pH (rate of respiration increases & CO2 is rapidly exhaled - ex. hyperventilation)  
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when does metabolic acidosis occur   in untreated diabetes mellitus, kidney disease or severe diarrhea  
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when does metabolic alkalosis occur   ingestion or excessive amts of alkaline medication such as antacids, vomiting  
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if the body pH is changed by any other process than respiration, it is called   metabolic acidosis or metabolic alkalosis  
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what are the 2 divisions of the respiratory tract called   upper respiratory tract and lower respiratory tract  
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what is in the upper respiratory tract   air passages of nose, nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx and upper trachea  
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what is in the lower respiratory tract   lower traachea and lungs  
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