Ryan Stevens Summer A&p For Paramedics Respiratory Ch

Front 1

the nasal cavity is referred to as the

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Nasopharynx

Front 2

the oral cavity is referred to as the

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oropharnyx

Front 3

the oro and naso cavities connect posteriorly to form a common cavity called

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pharynx

Front 4

the nasopharynx extends from the internal nares to the ______ ( a small fleshy mass that hangs from the soft palate.)

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Uvula

Front 5

the oropharynx extends from the uvula to the __________. ( a thin plate that of cartilage that closes over the glottic opening)

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epiglotis

Front 6

the pharynx leads to the separate openings of the respiratory system( ________) and the digestive system (________)

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Larynx, esophagus

Front 7

the external opening of the nasopharynx are the ___________

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External nares

Front 8

comprise the posterior opening from the nasopharynx into the pharynx

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interior nares

Front 9

separates the nasopharynx into two parts

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nasal septum

Front 10

the floor of the nasal cavity is the

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Hard palate

Front 11

the lateral wall of the nasopharynx contain three bony ridges collectively called__________

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conchae

Front 12

together the conchae form a set of bony convolutions called _______

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Turbinates

Front 13

below each turbinate is a passage way called the _______

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Meatus

Front 14

the ducts that rain tears from the lacrimal sac

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Naso-lacrimal ducts

Front 15

the superior portion of the vocal cords form the

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Vestibular folds

Front 16

the inferior portion of the vocal cords form the

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True vocal cords

Front 17

the true vocal cords plus the opening between them is called the _______

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Glottis

Front 18

immediately inferior to the larynx and is approximately 4" long in most adults.

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Trachea

Front 19

at the level of the fifth thoracic vertebra the trachea branches into the right and left mainstream bronchi at the ________

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Carina

Front 20

Beyond the carina, air enters the lungs through the

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Main stem Bronchi

Front 21

the point of entry for the bronchi,vessels, and nerves into each lung is called the

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Hilum

Front 22

the mainstem bronchi divide into the

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secondary bronchi

Front 23

secondary bronchi branch into _________ which continue to branch off several times

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Tertiary Bronchi

Front 24

very small subdivisions of the bronchi are called _______

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Bronchioles

Front 25

the final branching of the bronchiole are _______

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respiratory bronchioles

Front 26

each respiratory bronchiole divides to from ____________

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alveolar ducts

Front 27

each alveolar ducts ends in clusters know as_______ , tiny sacs of lung tissue in which gas exchange takes place.

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aveoli

Front 28

the _______ ________ lies between the alveolus and the capillary and is very thin, consisting of only 1 cell layer

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alveolocapillary membrane

Front 29

the ______ are the primary organs of breathing

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Lungs

Front 30

in the left lung a portion known as ________ forms the equivalent of the middle lobe in the right lung.

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Lingula

Front 31

the lungs are enveloped by a membrane of connective tissue know as __________

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Pleura

Front 32

a second pleura membrane lines the inner boarders of the rib cage, or ____________

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Pleura cavity

Front 33

The pleura membrane that covers the lungs is known as the __________ pleura

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Viceral

Front 34

the pleural membrane that lines the pleural cavity is the _______ pleura

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Parietal

Front 35

a potential space known as the Pleural ______ exists between the visceral and parietal pleura

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space

Front 36

_________ branch off the thoracic aorta and supply the lung tissue themselves with blood

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bronchial arteries

Front 37

deoxygenated blood returns to the heart via the

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Bronchial veins

Front 38

The process of moving air in and out of the lungs is called ________

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Ventilation

Front 39

_________ ________ tests assess volumes of air that move into and out of the lungs. involves using a device called _______

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Pulmonary function

Spirometer

Front 40

the volume of air inspired during normal inspiration is called __________ volume

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Tidal

Front 41

the amount of air moved in and out of the lungs with maximum inspiration and expiration

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Vital capacity

Front 42

the volume of air exhaled from the lung following a forceful exhalation

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Forced expiratory vital capacity

(FEVI)

Front 43

The process by which a gas is dissolved into a liquid

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Diffusion

Front 44

A progressive and irreversible disease of the airway marked by decreased inspiratory and expiratory capacity

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary Disease COPD

Front 45

arteriol blood gas tests measure these 3 things

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partial pressure of oxygen

partial pressure of carbon dioxide

PH lvl

Front 46

a decrease in the pH of the arterial blood that is caused by an elevation of carbon dioxide is called

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primary respiratory acidosis

Front 47

an increase in the ph f the blood that is caused by excessive exhalation of CO2 is called

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primary respiratory alkalosis

Front 48

the ________ ______ is located in the medulla oblongota

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respiratory center

Front 49

During inhalation the diaphragm contracts creating a _________ pressure in the chest cavity. this pressure results in the air being "sucked" in and filling the lungs

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Negative

Front 50

disease that makes excessive mucus production that blocks the airway

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Chronic Bronchitis

Front 51

Consistant inhalation of coal dust

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Black lung disease

Front 52

destruction of alveolar walls ( Disease)

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Emphysema

Front 53

when air enters the pleural space

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Pneumothorax

Front 54

When blood and air enters the pleural space

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Hemopneumothorax

Front 55

when blood enters the pleural space

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hemothorax