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,Carbon Dioxide (CO2) - Answer: The waste gas created in
the tissues that moves from the blood into the alveoli so
that it can be exhaled
Purposes of breathing - Answer: * Provides O2 for tissue
perfusion so that cells have enough O2 to take part in
metabolism
* Removes CO2, the major waste product of metabolism
Upper Airways - Answer: Nose
Sinuses
Pharynx
Larynx
Turbinates - Answer: 3 bony projects that protrude into
the nasal cavities from the walls of the interior portion of
the nose; They increase the total surface are for filtering,
heating, & humidifying inspired air
Nasopharynx - Answer: Contains the adenoids & the
opening of the eustachian tube
Oropharynx - Answer: Contains the palatine tonsils
Laryngopharynx - Answer: Extends from base of tongue
,to esophagus; it is the critical dividing point where solid
food & fluids are separated from air
Larynx - Answer: the "voice box"; located above the
trachea
Cricothyroid membrane - Answer: The site used in an
emergency for access to the lower airways (aka a
tracheostomy)
Lower Airways - Answer: Trachea
Bronchi
Bronchioles
Alveolar ducts
Alveoli
When a foreign object is aspirated from the throat, where
does it usually enter? - Answer: The right bronchus
Lobar bronchi - Answer: *Cartilage is ring-shaped and
RESISTS collapse
*Lined with a ciliated, mucus-secreting membrane
Bronchioles - Answer: Have no cartilage and depend
entirely on the elastic recoil of the lung to remain patent
, Alveoli - Answer: The basic units of gas exchange
Surfactant - Answer: A fatty protein that reduces surface
tension in the alveoli; without it, atelectasis occurs
Right Lung - Answer: *Responsible for about 60-65% of
respiratory function
*Any problem with this lung inteferes with oxygenation to
a greater degree than a problem in the other lung
Formula for calculation of "pack years" - Answer: # of
packs smoked per day X # of yrs. pt. has smoked
A cough can be a side of effect of this group of prescribed
drugs - Answer: ACE inhibitors
Histoplasmosis and Coccidioidomycosis - Answer: Fungal
diseases
What is a main sign of lung disease? - Answer: Cough
Normal amount of sputum production per day - Answer:
3 ounces (90mL)
Hemoptysis - Answer: Blood in the sputum; Most often
seen in patients with chronic bronchitis or lung cancer
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,Carbon Dioxide (CO2) - Answer: The waste gas created in
the tissues that moves from the blood into the alveoli so
that it can be exhaled
Purposes of breathing - Answer: * Provides O2 for tissue
perfusion so that cells have enough O2 to take part in
metabolism
* Removes CO2, the major waste product of metabolism
Upper Airways - Answer: Nose
Sinuses
Pharynx
Larynx
Turbinates - Answer: 3 bony projects that protrude into
the nasal cavities from the walls of the interior portion of
the nose; They increase the total surface are for filtering,
heating, & humidifying inspired air
Nasopharynx - Answer: Contains the adenoids & the
opening of the eustachian tube
Oropharynx - Answer: Contains the palatine tonsils
Laryngopharynx - Answer: Extends from base of tongue
,to esophagus; it is the critical dividing point where solid
food & fluids are separated from air
Larynx - Answer: the "voice box"; located above the
trachea
Cricothyroid membrane - Answer: The site used in an
emergency for access to the lower airways (aka a
tracheostomy)
Lower Airways - Answer: Trachea
Bronchi
Bronchioles
Alveolar ducts
Alveoli
When a foreign object is aspirated from the throat, where
does it usually enter? - Answer: The right bronchus
Lobar bronchi - Answer: *Cartilage is ring-shaped and
RESISTS collapse
*Lined with a ciliated, mucus-secreting membrane
Bronchioles - Answer: Have no cartilage and depend
entirely on the elastic recoil of the lung to remain patent
, Alveoli - Answer: The basic units of gas exchange
Surfactant - Answer: A fatty protein that reduces surface
tension in the alveoli; without it, atelectasis occurs
Right Lung - Answer: *Responsible for about 60-65% of
respiratory function
*Any problem with this lung inteferes with oxygenation to
a greater degree than a problem in the other lung
Formula for calculation of "pack years" - Answer: # of
packs smoked per day X # of yrs. pt. has smoked
A cough can be a side of effect of this group of prescribed
drugs - Answer: ACE inhibitors
Histoplasmosis and Coccidioidomycosis - Answer: Fungal
diseases
What is a main sign of lung disease? - Answer: Cough
Normal amount of sputum production per day - Answer:
3 ounces (90mL)
Hemoptysis - Answer: Blood in the sputum; Most often
seen in patients with chronic bronchitis or lung cancer
