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35 Cards in this Set
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Nasal Septum
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Divides Nasal Cavity into right and left sides
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Cillia
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Hair in nose traps larger dirt particles
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Sinuses
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Throat, passageway for food and air
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Epiglottis
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prevents food from entering larynx
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Larynx
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Voice box, triangular chamber below pharynx
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Trachea
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Windpipe, 4 1/2in
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Alveoli
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CO2 and oxygen exchange takes place here
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Lungs
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Upper part: Apex, Lower Part: Base the tissue is pours and spongy, above diaphragm
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Right Lung
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Larger and shorter and has 3 lobes
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Left Lung
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Smaller and has 2 lobes
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Pleura
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Thin, moist, slippery membrane that covers lungs, double walled sac,
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Functions
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Breathing, cellular respiration and talking
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Inspiration
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Breathing in diaphragm contracts and moves down
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Expiration
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Opposite of inspiration
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Normal Adult
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20 Respirations per min
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Coughing
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Deep berth followed by expulsion of air to clear lower respiratory tract
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Hiccups
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Spasms of diaphragm
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Sneezing
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Air forced through nose to clear reparatory tract
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Yawning
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Deep prolonged breath that fills lungs, increases oxygen within blood
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Control of Breathing
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Controlled by neural and chemical factors
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Apnea
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no breathing
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Dyspnea
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difficult breathing
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Hyperpnea
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excessive breathing
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Orthopnea
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Difficult breathing when body in horizontal position
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Hyperventilation
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Rapid breathing caused by body losing CO2 too quickly
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Common Cold
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Viral respiratory infection
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Sinusitis
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Infection of mucus membrane that lines sinus cavity
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Bronchitis
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Inflame of mucous membrane in trachea and bronchiole tubes producing excessive mucus
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Influenza (Flu)
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Viral infection fever, mucopunelent discharge, muscular pain,extreme exhaustion
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Pneumnia
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Infection of lungs, Alveoli fill with exudates (thick fluid)
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Tuberculosis
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Infectious bacterial lung disease tubercles in lungs
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Asthma
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Inflammatory airway obstruction Caused by allergies or psychological stress
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Emphysema
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Alveoli becomes over dilated and lose their elasticity. Air becomes trapped and dyspnea may occur
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
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Crib death usually between 2 weeks and 1 year old cause unknown Rx: Baby monitor
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Epistaxis
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Nosebleed
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