Chapter 14

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ALVEOLUS

Back 1

AIR SAC OF A LUNG

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AORTIC BODY

Back 2

RECEPTOR IN THE AORTIC ARCH SENSITIVE TO OXYGEN CONTENT, CARBON DIOXIDE CONTENT, AND BLOOD pH.

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APNEA

Back 3

TEMPORARY CESSATION OF BREATHING.

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ASTHMA

Back 4

CONDITION IN WHICH BRONCHIOLES CONSTRICT AND CAUSE DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING.

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BICARBONATE ION

Back 5

THE FORM IN WHICH CARBON DIOXIDE IS CARRIED IN THE BLOOD, HCO3

Front 6

BRONCHIOLE

Back 6

SMALLER AIR PASSAGES IN THE LUNGS

Front 7

BRONCHITIS

Back 7

ACUTE OR CHRONIC INFLAMMATION OF THE BRONCHI.

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BRONCHUS

Back 8

ONE OF THE TWO MAJOR DIVISIONS OF THE TRACHEA; LEADS TO THE LUNGS.

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CARBAMINOHEMOGLOBIN

Back 9

HEMOGLOBIN CARRYING CARBON DIOXIDE.

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CAROTID BODY

Back 10

STRUCTURE LOCATED AT THE BRANCHING OF THE CAROTID ARTERIES THAT CONTAINS CHEMORECEPTORS.

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CHEYNE-STOKES RESPIRATION

Back 11

TYPE OF RESPIRATION CHARACTERIZED BY ALTERNATE PERIODS OF DEEP, LABORED BREATHING AND NO BREATHING AT ALL.

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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

Back 12

CONTINUED INTERFERENCE WITH AIRFLOW IN THE LUNGS DUE TO CHRONIC BRONCHITIS OR EMPHYSEMA.

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CONCHA

Back 13

SHELL-SHAPED STRUCTURE, SUCH AS THAT SEEN IN THE BONES OF THE NASAL CAVITY.

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DIAPHRAGM

Back 14

SHEET OF MUSCLE THAT SEPARATES THE THORACIC CAVITY FROM THE ABDOMINOPELVIC CACITY, A BIRTH CONTROL DEVICE INSERTED THE THE FRONT OF THE CERVIX IN FEMALES.

Front 15

EMPHYSEMA

Back 15

LUNG IMPAIRMENT CAUSED BY DETERIORATION OF THE BRONCHIOLES, WHICH TRAPS AIR IN ALVEOLI.

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EPIGLOTTIS

Back 16

STRUCTURE THAT COVERS THE GLOTTIS DURING THE PROCESS OF SWALLOWING.

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EXPIRATION

Back 17

PROCESS OF EXPELLING AIR FROM THE LUNGS; EXHALATION.

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EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME

Back 18

VOLUME OF AIR THAT CAN BE FORCIBLY EXHALED AFTER NORMAL EXHALATION.

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EXTERNAL RESPIRATION

Back 19

EXHANGE OF OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE BETWEEN ALVEOLI AND BLOOD.

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GLOTTIS

Back 20

SLITLIKE OPENING BETWEEN THE VOCAL CORDS.

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HEIMLICH MANEUVER

Back 21

STRATEGY FOR DISLODGING AND OBJECT STUCK IN THE LARYNX.

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HYPERPNEA

Back 22

DEEP AND LABORED BREATHING.

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influenza

Back 23

acute viral infection of the respiratory system that is accompanied by fever and aches and pains in the the joints.

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inspiration

Back 24

the act of breathing in; inhalation.

Front 25

inspiratory reserve volume

Back 25

volume of air that can be forcibly inhaled after normal inhalation.

Front 26

internal respiration

Back 26

exhange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between blood and tissue fluid.

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larynx

Back 27

structure that contains the vocal cords; also known as the voice box.

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nose

Back 28

specialized structure on the face that serves as the sense organ of smell and as part of the respiratory system.

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paranasal sinus

Back 29

one of several air-filled cavities in the maxillary, frontal, sphenoid, and thmoid bones that is lined with mucous membrane and drains in the the nasal vavity.

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pharynx

Back 30

common passageway (throat) for both food intake and air movement.

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pneumonectomy

Back 31

surgical removal of all or part of a lung.

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pneumonia

Back 32

infection of the lungs that causes alveoli to fill with mucus and pus.

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pulmonary fibrosis

Back 33

accumulation of fibrous connective tissue in the lungs; caused by inhaling irrating particles, such as silica, coal dust, or asbestos.

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residual volume

Back 34

volume of air that remains in the lungs after normal exhalation.

Front 35

respiration

Back 35

transport and exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the cells via the lungs and blood vessels.

Front 36

respiratory center

Back 36

group of neurons in the medulla oblongata that regulates respiration.

Front 37

respiratory distress syndrome

Back 37

insufficiency of lung function due to a lack of surfactant, which leads to lung collapse.

Front 38

respiratory membrane

Back 38

alveolar wall plus capillary wall, across which gas exchange occurs.

Front 39

strep throat

Back 39

severe throat infection by streptococcus bacteria that causes fever and acute pain when swallowing.

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surfactant

Back 40

agent that reduces the surface tension of water, in the lungs, a surfactant prevents the alveoli from collapsing.

Front 41

tidal volume

Back 41

amount of air that enters the lungs during a normal, guiet inspiration.

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trachea

Back 42

windpipe that serves as a passageway for air.

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TUBERCULOSIS

Back 43

INFECTION BY THE TUBERCLE BACILLUS MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS.

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VENTILATION

Back 44

BREATHING; THE PROCESS OF MOVING AIR INTO AND OUT OF THE LUNGS.

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VITAL CAPACITY

Back 45

MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF AIR A PERSON CAN EXHALE AFTER TAKING THE DEEPEST BREATH POSSIBLE.