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Respiratory System

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mucous membrane   show
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show thin layer of tissue that covers internal body cavities and secretes a fluid that keeps the membrane moist  
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pharynx   show
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three sections of pharynx   show
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show posterior to the nose  
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show posterior to the mouth  
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laryngopharynx   show
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show pharyngeal tonsils. Collection of lymphoid tissue in the nasopharynx  
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show aka tonsils. located in oropharynx. Protect the opening to the respiratory tract from microscopic organisms that may attempt entry by this route.  
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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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The left lung has _____ lobes   show
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mediastinum   show
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show serous membrane. Covers the lobes of the lungs and folds over to line the walls of the thoracic cavity.  
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show membrane the lies closest to the lungs  
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show membrane that lies closes to the thoracic cavity  
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show space between the visceral pleura and the parietal pleura. Contains lubricating fluid  
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show assists in changing the volume of the thoracic cavity to produce the needed pressure differential for ventilation  
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pulmonary ventilation   show
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show exchange of O2 and CO2 between the alveoli and the blood in the pulmonary capillaries  
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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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show exchange of O2 and CO2 between body cells and the blood in systemic capillaries  
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show air, lung  
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pulmon   show
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show coal, coal dust  
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atel   show
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coni   show
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show straight  
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phren   show
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show breathe  
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show carbon dioxide  
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show smell  
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show voice  
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show spitting  
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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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show life threatening. medication doesnt work  
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emphysema   show
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pleural effusion   show
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show serum with less protein in pleural cavity. Heart failure and liver disorders  
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show high in protein + blood. Tumor, infection, inflammation  
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pneumothroax   show
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show inflamed lungs  
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pneumocystis pneumonia   show
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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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show inflammation of membranes of nose  
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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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show inflammation of pleural membrane  
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show disease caused by inhaling dust  
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show blockage in artery of lung  
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show abnormal breath sound  
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stridor   show
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wheeze   show
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show irrigation/washing of sinuses  
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show monitors percentage of hemoglobin saturated with oxygen  
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polysomnograph   show
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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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CTPA   show
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antitussives   show
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