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Leticia Arroyo
Physiology week 7-13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pulmonary ventilation | Term for breathing |
| spirometer | used to measure the volume of air exchanged in breathing |
| Eupnea | normal quiet breathing |
| Hyperpnea | increased breathing |
| Hyperventilation | increase in pulmonary ventilation in excess of the need for oxygen. |
| Hypoventilation | decrease in pulmonary ventilation that results in elevated blood levels of carbon dioxide. |
| Dyspnea | refers to labored or difficult breathing |
| bronchitis | production of excessive tracheobronchial secretions that obstruct airflow and bronchial mucous glands are enlarged |
| Ingestion | taking food into the mouth and going through the digestive tract |
| Brush border | the microvilli on the epithelial cells that line the small intestine |