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21 Cards in this Set
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Anoxia |
Deficiency of oxygen |
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Apnea |
Breathing cessation |
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Cellular respiration |
Metabolic processes in which ATP is produced |
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
Collective term for progressive, obstructive respiratory disorders; includes emphysema, chronic bronchitis |
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Conductive zone |
Includes all respiratory passageways that provide conduits for air to reach sides of gas exchange (the respiratory Zone) |
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Cyanosis |
Bluish tinge to skin or fingernails due to loss of blood to the are. |
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Diaphragm |
(1) Any partition or wall separating one are from another; (2) A muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the lower abdominopelvic cavity. |
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Dyspnea |
Difficult or labored breathing; air hunger. |
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Expiration |
Act of expelling air from the lungs; exhalation |
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External respiration |
The actual exchange of gases between the alveoli and the blood (pulmonary gas exchange) |
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Hyperpnea |
Breathing that is deeper and more vigorous, but with unchanged respiratory rate, as during exercise |
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Hyperventilation |
Increased depth and rate of breathing. |
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Hypoxia |
Condition in which inadequate oxygen is available to tissues |
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Internal respiration |
Exchange of gases between blood and tissue fluid and between tissue fluid and cells |
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Inspiration |
Drawing of air into the lungs; inhalation |
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Pulmonary ventilation |
Breathing; consists of inspiration and expiration |
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Respiratory zone |
Actual site of gas exchange; composed of respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveoli |
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Surfactant |
Secretion produced by certain cells of the alveoli that reduces the surface tension of water molecules, thus preventing the collapse of the alveoli after each expiration |
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Tidal volume |
Amount of air inhaled or exhaled with a normal breath |
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vital capacity |
The volume of air that can be expelled from the lungs by forcible expiration after the deepest inspiration; total exchange air. |
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Vocal folds |
Mucosal folds that function in voice production (speech); also called the true vocal cords |
