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Respiratory System

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show moist tissue layer lining hollow organs and cavities of the body that open to the environment  
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serous membrane   show
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show throat. muscular tube that serves as a passageway for food and air  
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three sections of pharynx   show
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nasopharynx   show
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oropharynx   show
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laryngopharynx   show
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adenoids   show
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Palatine tonsils   show
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show voice box. contain the structures that make vocal sounds possible.. Short passage that joins the pharynx with the trachea  
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The right lung has ____ lobes   show
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show 2  
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mediastinum   show
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Pleura   show
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Visceral pleura   show
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Parietal pleura   show
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show space between the visceral pleura and the parietal pleura. Contains lubricating fluid  
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Diaphragm   show
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show breathing. Large involuntary action that moves air into and out of lungs in response to changes in blood O2 and Co2 levels and nervous stimulation of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles  
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external respiration   show
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show occurs when blood, aided by the cardiovascular system transports CO2 to the lungs and O2 to the body cells.  
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internal respiration   show
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show air, lung  
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pulmon   show
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anthrac   show
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show incomplete, imperfect  
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show dust  
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show straight  
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phren   show
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spir   show
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-capnia   show
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-osmia   show
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-phonia   show
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-ptysis   show
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)   show
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show asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema  
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Asthma   show
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status asthmaticus   show
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show decreased elasticity of alveoli. Able to dilate but cant constrict  
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pleural effusion   show
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transudate   show
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Exudate   show
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show results in collapsed lung  
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pneumonia   show
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show associated with AIDS  
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acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS)   show
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show infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS). Preterm infants/diabetic mothers  
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acidosis   show
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show no sense of smell  
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atelectasis   show
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coryz   show
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Cheyne Stokes respiration   show
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Croup   show
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show nosebleed  
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pertussis   show
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pleurisy   show
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pneumoconiosis   show
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show blockage in artery of lung  
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show abnormal breath sound  
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show high pitched breath sound, spasm of larynx  
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show narrowing of lumen  
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antral lavage   show
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oximetry   show
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show test of sleep cycle  
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show positioning patient so that gravity aids in drainage of lungs  
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pulmonary function tests   show
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mantoux test   show
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show images of pulmonary arteries  
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show blocks coughing  
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