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HPsych-Chapter2:ResS

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Regulation of the respiratory system   blood gas levels are "measured" by the medulla and other parts of the brain that control breathing  
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Inspiration/Expiration   vacuum system is created by rib muscles and diaphragm to bring air in or push it out  
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Control system   coughing and sneezing keep irritants out and cilia on the tract move particles out to be swallowed (mucociliary escalator)  
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asphyxia   insufficient oxygen and excess carbon dioxide  
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anoxia   insufficient oxygen  
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hyperventilation   causes insufficient carbon dioxide (breathe off too much carbon dioxide); vessels constrict and blood to the brain is reduced  
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hay fever   allergy causing histamine production which inflames capillaries, causing fluid production  
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asthma   air tubes constrict and swell; may result from allergy, stress, or exercise  
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viral infection   colds, flu, bronchitis; may lead to pneumonia  
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bacterial infection   strep throat, whooping cough, diphtheria; can lead to pneumonia  
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pneumonia   can spread from the lungs to other organs; lobar or bronchial pneumonia  
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lobar pneumonia   infection of an entire lung lobe  
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bronchial pneumonia   usually a secondary infection of the bronchi (happens after a cold, etc. when your body is already "busy")  
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)   typically caused by chronic bronchitis or emphysema (caused by smoking); alveoli lose elasticity, can't expel air  
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pleurisy   inflammation of the lining of the thoracic cavity; breathing rubs them together-- irritating  
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tuberculosis   bacterial infection; problem: resistance develops if the treatment is ended too early  
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lung cancer   causes include smoking, asbestos, or air pollution  
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