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Haney-Mtc9, 2015
Repiratory System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The repiratory system cooperates with the circulatory system to provide _____ for body cells and to expel waste carbon dioxide through breathing | oxygen |
| The process of breathing in | inspiration |
| The drawing of air into the lungs | inhalation |
| Expelling air from the lungs | expiration or exhalation |
| Pulmonary pertains to what? | lungs |
| The complex of organs and structures that perfrom pulmonary ventilation and the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air and the blood as it circulates through the lungs | repiratory tract |
| The conducting passages of the respiratory tract are known as what? | upper and lower respiratory tract |
| The trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, and lungs belong to what respiratory tract? | lower respiratory tract |
| Also known as windpipe | trachea |
| The pendant, fleshy tissue that hangs from the soft palate | uvula |
| Roof of the mouth | palate |
| Tubular passage that carries fluid from the eye to the nasal cavity | nasolacrimal duct |
| Serves as the passage way for both the respiratory and digestive tracts | pharynx |
| Plural of epiglottis | epiglottides |
| Small pockets where carbon dioxide are exchanged between the inspired air | alveoli |
| Apical refers to what? | apex |
| Each lung is surrounded by a membrane called what? | pleura |
| The muscular partition that seperates the thoracic and abdominal cavities | diaphragm |
| Procedure where abnormal sounds can be heard when a stethoscope is used to evaluate the sound of air moving in and out of the lungs | ausculation |
| An abnormal sound consisiting of a continuous rumbling sound that clears on coughing | rhonchus |
| A musical sound that sounds like a squeak | wheeze |
| Discontinuous bubbling noises during inspiration that are not cleared by coughing | crackles |
| A dry, grating sound | friction rub |
| An abnormal high-pitched musical sound caused by an obstruction in the trachea or larynx | stridor |
| ABG | arterial blood gas |
| Abnormally thick mucus secreted by the membranes of the respiratory passages | phlegm |
| Phlegm or other material that is coughed up from the lungs | sputum |
| Absence of spontaneous breathing | apnea |
| Abnormal pattern of respiration that is characterized by alternating periods of apnea and deep, rapid breathing, occuring more frequently during sleep | cheyne-stokes repiration (CSR) |
| Labored or difficult breathing | dyspnea |
| Condition caused by insufficient intake of oxygen | asphyxia or asphyxiation |
| Increased heart rate | tachycardia |
| Exaggerated deep, rapid, or labored respiration | hyperpnea |
| Excessive aeration of the lungs, commonly reduces carbon dioxide levels in the body | hyperventilation |
| Normal pH of body fluids | 7.35 to 7.45 |
| Fast breathing | tachypnea |
| Slow breathing | bradypnea |
| Cessation of breathing | respiratory arrest |
| Highly contagious respiratory infection that is caused by various strains of influenza virus | influenza |
| Method of dislodging food or other obstruction from the windpipe | heimlich maneuver |
| Surgical creation of an opening in the trachea | tracheostomy |
| Mouthlike opening | stoma |
| The act of process of adding oxygen | oxygenation |
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