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The Respiratory System

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pulmonary ventilation   (breathing)-moving air into and out of the lungs  
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external respiration   exchange of gases between air in the lungs and in the blood  
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internal respiration   exchange of gases between blood and cells of the body  
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cellular respiration   actual use of oxygen by cells  
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inspiration   (inhalation)-moves air into the lungs  
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expiration   (exhalation)-moves air out of the lungs  
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eupnea   normal respiratory rate  
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dyspnea   labored or difficult breathing, often associated with hypoventilation  
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orthopnea   dyspnea that is releived by moving into an upright or sitting position  
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apnea   breathing thta stops completely for a brief period of time  
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration   (CSR)-cycles of alternating apnea and hperventilation  
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respiratory arrest   failure to resume breathing after a period of apnea  
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bronchitis   acute inflammation of the bronchi  
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pneumonia   acute inflammation of the lungs  
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tuberculosis   (TB)-chronic bacillus infection, highly contageous  
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease   (COPD)-conditions of progressive irreversible obstruction of expiratory air flow  
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emphysema   abnormal condition of trapped air in alveoili that causes them to rupture  
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asthma   recurring spasms of the airways  
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lung cancer   mailignant tumor of the lung  
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