Download Respiratory “Bell Ringers” 4/2/14 The name of the cartilage lid that

Respiratory “Bell Ringers”
4/2/14
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The name of the cartilage lid that covers the larynx when you swallow is the epiglottis.
The respiratory system ends in millions of tiny, thin-walled sacs called alveoli.
The medical name for the throat is the pharynx.
The pleura covers the outer surface of the lungs and lines the inner surface of the rib cage.
The windpipe is referred to as the trachea.
The walls of the trachea are made more rigid by the presence of rings of cartilage.
Each lung is divided into two or three parts called lobes.
Structures that produce mucous for the respiratory tract and serve as resonance chambers for
the production of sound are the sinuses.
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When the trachea divides to enter both lungs, the tubes that are formed are called bronchi.
The portion that separates the nose into right and left cavities is the septum.
Respirations would normally increase in response to high levels of carbon dioxide in the blood.
The structure of the respiratory system responsible for voice production is the larynx.
Carbon dioxide levels in the blood are initially sensed by the brain to control breathing.
Cilia located in the nasal cavity perform the function of filtering the air.
The part of respiration that involves taking air into the lungs is called inhalation (or inspiration).
The body function made possible by fibrous plates contained within the cartilage of the larynx is
speech.
9. Sleeping would cause a person’s respiratory rate (RR) to decrease.
10. “Filters” most closely describe the work of hair in the nose (what it does).
4/7/14
1. The “normal” # of breaths an adult takes each min. @ rest is ~ 14-20.
2. The correct pathway of air into the lungs is: larynx → trachea → bronchi → alveoli.
3. Kim experienced hoarseness for 2 days and loss of voice for 3 days. She most likely suffers from
laryngitis.
4. The disorder characterized by over dilated alveoli that have lost their elasticity is emphysema.
5. A resp. infection which spreads quickly and results in the greatest loss in production hours each
year is the common cold.
4/8/14
6. Cough, low grade fever in the afternoon, weight loss, and night sweats are sx of the disease
tuberculosis (TB).
7. In what disease does air become trapped in the alveoli, making it difficult to exhale, while
dyspnea worsens as the disease progresses? Emphysema.
8. The two main causes of pneumonia are bacteria & viruses.
9. Due to the ↑ in illegal immigration, homelessness, and AIDS, the incidence of TB is ↑ing in the
U.S.
10. Johnny comes into the ER ‾c wheezing, dyspnea, tightness in the chest & SOB. He is experiencing
S&S of asthma.
1. The most common cause of chronic bronchitis is cigarette smoking.
2. Influenza is caused by a virus.
3. Cammie goes to the doc c/o resp. Sx. No Rx are ordered. Her MD instructs her to stay in bed for
a day or two, plenty of fluids and fruit juice po. Her dx is most likely common cold.
4. Melvin has been dx’ed with pleurisy. You would expect him to have sx including sharp, stabbing
pain when breathing.
5. Jerome had back surgery. 3 days later he experienced severe chest pain & dyspnea. If his MD
orders a lung scan, it is because the MD suspects a pulmonary embolism.
6. Brandy has a headache and pressure behind her eyes. She has developed a thick nasal discharge
and loss of voice resonance. Brandy has sinusitis.
7. A pt ‾c a cough, fever, substernal chest pain and rales will be treated for bronchitis.
8. Someone with pneumonia will have fluid in the alveoli, which will not be present in a pt ‾c the
flu.
9. Tamika’s had a cough & fever for 3 days. p
‾ a chest x-ray, she is admitted to the hospital and
treated ‾c IV antibiotics and O2. She is most likely being tx for pneumonia.
10. What causes SIDS? The cause is unk.
11. If a friend has epistaxis you should have them pinch their nostrils.