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circulatory system
circulatory
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What respiratory structure is supported by rings of cartilage? | The trachea |
| The trachea branches into right and left | the tracheal bifurcation |
| Which cavity is the lungs are located within? | Thoracic cavity: |
| What is the name of the respiratory muscles located between the ribs? | Intercostal muscles. |
| Define Dyspnea | difficult or labored breathing. |
| What causes the wheezing of asthma? | The narrowing of the airways |
| Know the parts of the lower respiratory tract | trachea, the bronchi and The Lungs |
| One inhalation plus one exhalation is equal to one | 1 breath cycle |
| What is the primary muscle of respiration? | diaphragm |
| Define tachypnea, | abnormally rapid breathing. |
| orthopnea, | hortness of breath |
| cyanosis | bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood. |
| Heimlich | emergency technique used to eject an object |
| maneuver, | a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care |
| nasal septum, | bone and cartilage in the nose that separates the nasal cavity into the two nostrils. |
| asthma, | respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing. |
| ventilation, | the provision of fresh air to a room, building, |
| vital capacity, | greatest volume of air that can be expelled from the lungs after taking the deepest possible breath. |
| tidal volume | the lung volume representing the normal volume of air displaced between normal inhalation and exhalation |
| The parts of the bronchial tree are | distribute air to the lungs. |
| What is happening physiologically during inhalation and exhalation? | breathe in,diaphragm contracts (tightens and moves downward |
| What is happening in the capillaries that surround the alveoli? | capillaries allow for the rapid exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen . |
| What is the common name of the trachea, larynx? | voice box |
| What is the job of the epiglottis and the uvula? | angling appendage visible at the back of the throat and the epiglottis is a cartilage flap within the throat |
| Whats the sequence the O2 takes from the nose through the body to expiration. | Air enters the nostrils passes through the nasopharynx, the oral pharynx through the glottis into the trachea into the right and left bronchi, which branches and rebranches into bronchioles, each of which terminates in a cluster of |
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