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what structures are part of the upper respiratory system (in red on the 1st slide of powerpoint) -
ANSWER->>>>nasal cavity
pharynx
nose
larynx
what structures are part of the lower respiratory system (in blue on the 1st slide of powerpoint)
-ANSWER->>>>trachea
bronchus
bronchioles
alveoli
the respiratory system is powered by what? (not necessarily a structure of the respiratory
system, but powers it) -ANSWER->>>>diaphragm
a flap of tissue at the base of the tongue that keeps food from going into the trachea, or
windpipe, during swallowing. -ANSWER->>>>epiglottis
,if the epiglottis doesn't fold down and cover the trachea while you swallow food down the
esophagus what happens? -ANSWER->>>>the food can leak forward into the trachea and land
in the lungs
Breathing a foreign substance into your airways is called ?
*The substance could be food, liquid, medicine, mucus, or saliva. -ANSWER->>>>aspiration
when something goes into the trachea instead of the esophagus it is called -ANSWER-
>>>>aspiration
how many lobes of the right lung?
left lung? -ANSWER->>>>3 (superior, middle, inferior lobe)
2 ( superior, inferior)
what does the left side only have 2 lobes (superior, inferior) -ANSWER->>>>because there needs
to be space for the heart
what are the terminal airways (end of the bronchial tree) -ANSWER->>>>alveolus
where capillaries come close enough and rbc are able to exchange deoxygenated blood for
oxygenated blood
(let go of CO2 and pick up O2) -ANSWER->>>>alveolus
the main mechanism for appropriate, normal breathing -ANSWER->>>>diaphragm
during inspiration, the diaphragm pulls?
*breathing in -ANSWER->>>>down!
, when the diaphragm contracts it does what? -ANSWER->>>>pulls down
when the diaphragm contracts and pulls down, where does it make more space -ANSWER-
>>>>in the thorax
breathing in is called -ANSWER->>>>inspiration
what structures are used to breath out? -ANSWER->>>>intercostals
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does the ribcage ONLY expand in an up and down motion during breathing? -ANSWER->>>>no!
it moves inward, outward, laterally, etc
when the diaphragm pushes down, what does it move out of the way -ANSWER->>>>gut (belly)
is the most common condition caused by pulmonary disease or injury -ANSWER->>>>hypoxemia
deficient oxygenation of arterial blood -ANSWER->>>>hypoxemia
what percent of lung volume to do we use for tidal breathing -ANSWER->>>>10%
what is our normal resting breathing
*no extra effort applied -ANSWER->>>>tidal volume
the additional amount of air that can be expired from the lungs by determined effort after
normal expiration