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Lower Airway
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- Trachea (c-shaped rings)
- Bronchi (main stems) - Bronchioles (bronchiole rings) - Alveoli (perfusion takes place) - Lung Parenchyma (lung tissue) - Pleura |
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Pediatric Airway
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Smaller Jaw
Larger Tongue Cricoid Cartilage (narrowest part) Epiglottis is rounder & floppier |
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Respiration
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"Gas Exchange"
is the exchange of gases between a living organism and its enviroment |
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Ventilation
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is the "Mechanical" process that moves air into and out of the lungs
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Pulmonary Circulation
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perfusion of oxygen & carbon dioxide
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