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121 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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Adrenal Glands
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Endocrine
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Anus
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Digestive
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Aorta
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Circulatory
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Appendix
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Digestive
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Arteries
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Circulatory
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Blood Vessels
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Circulatory
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Capillaries
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Circulatory
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Carpals
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Musculoskeletal
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Cartilage
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Musculoskeletal
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Cerebellum
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Nervous
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Cerebrum
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Nervous
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Cervix
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Female Repro
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Clavicle
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Musculoskeletal
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Coccyx
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Musculoskeletal
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Colon
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Digestive
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Cornea
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Sensory
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Dermis
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Integumentary
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Diaphragm
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musc/resp
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Duodenum
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Digestive
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Ear
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Sensory
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Epidermis
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Integumentary
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Esophagus
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Digestive
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Eye
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Sensory
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Fibula
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Musculoskeletal
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Femur
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Musculoskeletal
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GallBladder
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Digestive
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Heart
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Circulatory
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Humerus
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Musculoskeletal
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Ileum
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Digestive
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Jejunum
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Digestive
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Kidneys
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Urinary
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Larynx
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Resp
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Ligament
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Musculoskeletal
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Liver
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Digestive
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Lungs
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Digestive
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Lymph nodes
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Circulatory/Immune
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Medula Oblongota
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Nervous
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Meninges
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Nervous
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Metacarpals
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Musculoskeletal
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Metatarsals
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Musculoskeletal
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Nose
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Resp
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Optic Nerve
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Sensory/Nervous
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Ovaries
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Female Repro
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Pancreas
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Digestive/Endocrine
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Patella
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Musculoskeletal
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Pelvis
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Musculoskeletal
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Phalanges
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Musculoskeletal
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Pituitary Glands
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Endocrine
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Pleura
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Resp
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Prostate
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Male Repro
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Rectum
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Digestive
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Renal Pelvis
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Urinary
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Retina
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Sensory
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Ribs
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Musculoskeletal
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Sacrum
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Musculoskeletal
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Scleras
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Sensory
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Scrotum
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Male Repro
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Sigmoid Colon
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Digestive
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Spinal Column
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Musculoskeletal
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Spinal Cord
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Nervous
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Sternum
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Musculoskeletal
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Sweat Glands
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Integumentary
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Tarsals
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Musculoskeletal
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Tendon
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Musculoskeletal
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Testes
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Male Repro
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Thyroid Gland
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Endocrine
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Tibia
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Musculoskeletal
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Trachea
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Resp
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Tympanic Membrane
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Sensory
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Ureter
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Urinary
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Urethra
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Urinary
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Urinary Bladder
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Urinary
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Uterus
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Female Repro
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Vagina
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Female Repro
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Vena Cava
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Circulatory
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Veins
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Circulatory
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suppyling of nutrients and oxygen to the body tissues through blood flow
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perfusion
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inadequate perfusion leading to shock
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hypoperfusion
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ratio of blood pumped from the ventricle to the amount remaining at the end of diastole
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ejection fraction
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the amount of blood ejected by the heart in one cardiac contraction
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stroke volume
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the pressure within the ventrilces at the end of diastole, or end-diastolic volume
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preload
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force of the strength of a contraction of the heart
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cardiac contractile force
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more the myocardium is stretched, the more forceful the subsequent contraction will be.
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starlings law of the heart
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the resistance against which the heart must pump
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afterload
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the amount of blood pumed in one minute
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cardiac output
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the tension exerted by blood against the arterial walls
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blood pressure
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resistance of the vessels to the flow of blood
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peripheral vascular resistance
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exchange of gases bewtween living organism and it's environment
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respiration
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cartilage that seperates the nasal cavity
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nasal septum
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air cavity that conducts fluids from the eustachian tubes and tear ductsto and from the nasopharynx
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sinus
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a tube that connects the ear with the nasal cavity
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eustachian tube
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narrow tube that carries into the nasal cavity where debris from the eye comes from
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nasolacrimal tube
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tissues lining body cavities that communicate with the air
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mucous membranes
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slippery section that lubricates and protects airway surfaces
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mucus
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muscular tube that extends vertically from the back of the soft palate to the top of the esophagus
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pharynx
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mechanism that stimulates retching or striving to vomit
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gag reflex
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depression bewteen epiglottis and base of tongue
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vallecula
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tube into trachea
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endotracheal intubation
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structure that joins the pharynx and the trachea
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larynx
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lip like opening between the vocal cords
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glottis
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pressure applied in a posterior direction to the anterior circoid cartilage that occludes the esophagus
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sellicks manoeuvre
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inhaling foreign materials such as vomit into the lungs
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aspiration
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membrane between circoid and thyroid cartilages of the larynx
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cricothyroid membrane
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10-12 cm long tube that connects larynx to the mainstream bronchi
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trachea
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tubes from the trachea to the lungs
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bronchi
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air sacs where o2 and co2 exchange
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alveoli
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alveolar collapse
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atelactasis
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main parts of an organ
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parenchyma
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membranous connective tissue covering the lungs
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pleura
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mechanical process that moves air into lungs
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ventilation
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pressure exerted by each component of a gas mixture
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partial pressure
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PA
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alveolar partial pressure
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Pa
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arterial partial pressure
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movement of gas from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
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diffusion
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reduction in breathing rate and depth
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hypoventilation
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accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity
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pneumothorax
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accumulation of blood or fluid containing blood in the pleural cavity
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hemothorax
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blood clot that travels to the pulmonary circulation and hinders the oxygenation of blood
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pulmonary embolism
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FiO2
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extra o2 in the inspired air
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excess carbon dioxide in the blood
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hypercarbia
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number of times a person breathes in one minute
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respiratory rate
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