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Health: Chapter 16
Coach Allan
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tiny hairlike structure that line the air passages and sweep foreign particles away from the lungs | Cilia |
| One of the hallow spaces about the nose that are lined with mucous membranes | Sinuses |
| The pathway through which air moves from the pharynx into the chest; the windpipe | Trachea |
| The voice box, located at the top of the trachea | Larynx |
| The elastic, spongy organs through which the body absorbs oxygen | Lungs |
| A dome shaped muscle that lies just below the lungs and is the main muscle involved in breathing. | Diaphragm |
| A viral infection of the lungs that can be caused by viruses, bacteria and fungi | Pneumonia |
| A viral infection of the upper respiratory system | Influenza |
| A respiratory disorder that involves difficulty in breathing, wheezing and coughing due to a narrowed air passage | Asthma |
| A reaction of the body to an irritating substance | Allergy |
| A breathing disorder in which the small air sacs in the lungs lose their ability to expand and contract | Emphysema |
| Recieves blood entering the heart | Atrium |
| The chamber that pumps blood from the heart to the rest of the body | Ventricle |
| A group of cells in the wall of the right atrium | pacemaker |
| The thick walled, elastic vessel that carry blood away from the heart | Arteries |
| A large, thin-walled, slightly elastic vessels that carry blood to the heart | Veins |
| Numerous than any other type of blood cells | Red blood cells |
| Help protects the body against disease and foreign substance | White blood cells |
| Occurs when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked | Heart Attack |
| Blood pressure that is constantly higher than normal | Hypertension |
| The blood flow to a part of the brain is suddenly cut off | Stroke |
| A condition in which red blood cells curve into a sickle shape because of a flaw in hemoglobin | Sickle-cell disease |
| Is repetitive, nonstop physical activity that raises the breathing and heart rates. | Aerobic excercise |
| What function does your respiratory system perform | Gets oxygen into your bloodstream and removes carbon dioxide from it |
| Explain what happens when you inhale. | The diaphragm flattens downward and rib muscles pull the ribs up and out. These two motions make the chest cavity larger, and air rises into the lungs; the alveoli are somewhat elastic, and they expand as air fills the lungs. |
| Why is it important to seek medical attention for a case of influenza that does not go away after a few days? | It can lead to more severe disease such as pnuemonia |
| 3 smoking related respiratory disorders? | Asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis |
| What causes a heart murmur? | Faulty heart valves |
| List two choices you can make that will help keep your circulatory and respiratory systems healthy | Avoid smoking and control your weight |
| Name two functions of blood? | Brings oxygen and other materials to your body and carries waste products away. |
| In which kind of blood vessel does the exchange of materials between the blood and body cells take place | capillary |
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caitlin.mclain
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