condition in which your airways narrow and swell

air gets inside your chest cavity and creates pressure against your lung

lung disease that occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred.

caused by too much fluid in the lungs. This fluid collects in the many air sacs in the lungs, making it difficult to breathe.

happens when you exhale more than you inhale

process resulting from random motion of molecules

When the lungs inhale, the diaphragm contracts and pulls downward

When the lungs exhale, the diaphragm relaxes, and the volume of the thoracic cavity

measures the oxygen saturation in the blood

Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF)

quick test to measure air flow out of the lungs.

Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR)

provides an objective measure of airflow limitation

Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV1)

measures how much air you can breathe out one second after taking a big breath.

help relieve asthma, COPD and other lung condition symptoms by relaxing the muscles around your airways and helping clear mucus from your lungs.

a hollow tube in the middle of your neck. It helps you breathe and to make sounds. Larynx from my.clevelandclinic.org

the membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the esophagus.

any of the major air passages of the lungs which diverge from the windpipe.

any of the minute branches into which a bronchus divides.

any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange.

The trachea is the tube that connects your voice box with your bronchi in your lungs.

a unilateral structure in the right lung that separates the right middle lobe

extends from the costal to the mediastinal surface of the lung both above and below the hilum. It divides the left lung

birth defect in the cartilage that supports a child's airway

Your epiglottis is a small, leaf-shaped sheet of elastic cartilage

part of the lower respiratory system that includes the respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and alveoli,

conducting zone consists of the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles.

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Question	Answer
Asthma	condition in which your airways narrow and swell
Punctured Lung	air gets inside your chest cavity and creates pressure against your lung
Pulmonary Fibrosis	lung disease that occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred.
Pulmonary Edema	caused by too much fluid in the lungs. This fluid collects in the many air sacs in the lungs, making it difficult to breathe.
Hyperventilate	happens when you exhale more than you inhale
Diffusion	process resulting from random motion of molecules
Inspiration	When the lungs inhale, the diaphragm contracts and pulls downward
Expiration	When the lungs exhale, the diaphragm relaxes, and the volume of the thoracic cavity
Respiratory Rate	12 to 18 breaths per minute.
Pulse Oximetry	measures the oxygen saturation in the blood
Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF)	quick test to measure air flow out of the lungs.
Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR)	provides an objective measure of airflow limitation
Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV1)	measures how much air you can breathe out one second after taking a big breath.
Bronchodilator	help relieve asthma, COPD and other lung condition symptoms by relaxing the muscles around your airways and helping clear mucus from your lungs.
Larynx	a hollow tube in the middle of your neck. It helps you breathe and to make sounds. Larynx from my.clevelandclinic.org
Pharynx	the membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the esophagus.
Nasal cavity	nose
Bronchi	any of the major air passages of the lungs which diverge from the windpipe.
Bronchioles	any of the minute branches into which a bronchus divides.
Alveoli	any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange.
Trachea	The trachea is the tube that connects your voice box with your bronchi in your lungs.
Horizontal Fissure	a unilateral structure in the right lung that separates the right middle lobe
Oblique Fissure	extends from the costal to the mediastinal surface of the lung both above and below the hilum. It divides the left lung
Diaphragm	the muscle under lung
Cartilaginous rings	birth defect in the cartilage that supports a child's airway
Epiglottis	Your epiglottis is a small, leaf-shaped sheet of elastic cartilage
Respiratory zone	part of the lower respiratory system that includes the respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and alveoli,
Conducting zone	conducting zone consists of the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles.

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