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Repiratory System

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