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Respiratory System
1. Function of respiratory system:
Take in oxygen, remove carbon
dioxide
2. What is carbon dioxide?
Gas that is metabolic waste product
produced by cells
3. Cartilage wall in nose is the:
Nasal septum
4. What are the nasal cavities lined with?
Mucous membranes
5. Mucous membranes help:
Trap pathogens & dirt
6. Tiny hair-like structures in nasal passageway:
Cilia
7. What do cilia do?
Moves trapped particles toward
esophagus, where swallowed
8. Another name for throat:
Pharynx
9. Name of voice box:
Larynx
10. Largest cartilage of larynx; commonly called
“Adam’s Apple”:
Thyroid cartilage
11. Two folds in larynx that vibrate & produce sound:
Glottis
12. Leaf-like piece of cartilage that closes opening to
larynx during swallowing of food & liquids:
Epiglottis
13. Another name for windpipe:
Trachea
14. Divisions of trachea are called:
Bronchi (bronk-ki)
15. Smallest branches of bronchi:
Bronchioles (bron-kee-ohlz)
16. The air sacs that resemble a bunch of grapes &
allow oxygen/carbon dioxide exchange:
Alveoli (al-ve-o-li)
17. Lung with 2 lobes:
Left lung (right lung has 3 lobes)
18. Name of double membrane that encloses lungs:
Pleura
19. Process of breathing is called:
Ventilation
20. Process of taking air in is called:
Inspiration
21. Process of breathing air out is called:
Expiration
22. The exchange of gases is what process?
Respiration
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23. Dome-shaped muscle that assists with breathing:
Diaphragm
24. Muscles between the ribs:
Intercostals
25. What part of brain controls process of respiration?
Medulla oblongata
26. The cellular process of using oxygen & nutrients to
produce energy, water, & carbon dioxide:
Cellular respiration
27. Respiratory disorder usually caused by sensitivity
to allergens resulting in bronchospasm:
Asthma
28. Inflammation of bronchi:
Bronchitis
29. Term used to describe any chronic lung disease that
results in obstruction of airways:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD)
30. Noninfectious, chronic respiratory condition that
occurs when walls of alveoli lose elasticity:
Emphysema
31. Difficult or labored breathing:
Dyspnea (disp-ne-ah)
32. Absence of spontaneous respiration:
Apnea (ap-ne-ah)
33. Abnormally slow rate of respiration (less that 10/min):
Bradypnea (brad-ihp-ne-ah)
34. Abnormally rapid rate of breathing (more than
20/min):
Tachypnea (tach-ihp-ne-ah)
35. Abnormal increase in depth & rate of breathing:
Hyperpnea (high-perp-ne-ah)
36. Abnormally rapid deep breathing, resulting in
decreased levels of carbon dioxide at cellular level:
Hyperventilation
37. Alternating periods of apnea & hyperpnea:
Cheyne-Stokes (chane-stokes)
38. Person turns “blue” due to lack of oxygen:
Cyanosis
39. Medical name for nosebleed:
Epistaxis (ep-ih-stack-sis)
40. Inflammation of pleura:
Pleurisy
41. Inflammation of pleura that results in fluid between
membranes:
Pleural effusion
42. Infection of lungs characterized by buildup of fluid
in alveoli:
Pneumonia
43. Inflammation of nasal membrane:
Rhinitis
44. Infectious lung disease caused by bacteria
Mycobacterium tuberculosis:
Tuberculosis
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45. Inflammation of voice box:
Laryngitis
46. Withdrawal of fluid through needle from pleural
space:
Thoracocentesis
47. Headache or pressure in face due to inflamed
sinuses:
Sinusitis
48. Acute respiratory syndrome in infants & children
characterized by barking cough:
Croup
49. Inhaling or drawing foreign substance into upper
respiratory tract:
Aspiration
50. Incomplete expansion of lung:
Atelectasis (at-te-lek-tah-sis)
51. Blood-stained sputum from lungs or bronchi:
Hemoptysis (he-mop-tih-sis)
52. Emergency procedure to remove object from
trachea:
Heimlich maneuver or abdominal
thrusts
53. Emergency surgical incision to restore air to
trachea:
Tracheostomy
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