Module 14 - Respiratory System

What are the names of the 4 different physiological processes of the Respiratory System?

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and blood is
1. Breathing / Ventilating
2. External Respiration
3. Gas Transport
4. Internal Respiration

______ moves oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and the body tissues.
1. Breathing / Ventilating
2. External Respiration
3. Gas Transport
4. Internal Respiration

The process of moving air to and out of the lungs is referred to as:
1. Breathing / Ventilating
2. External Respiration
3. Gas Transport
4. Internal Respiration

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between blood and the body tissues is referred to as
1. Breathing / Ventilating
2. External Respiration
3. Gas Transport
4. Internal Respiration

Know the pathway of moving gases from outside the body to a capillary.

Know the pathway of moving gases from a capillary to outside the body.

The large air-filled spaces in the bones of the face are referred to as ____________.

The sinuses _________ and __________ the air during breathing which serves to make walking more pleasant in cold walks.

The mucous membranes of the sinuses, part of the upper respiratory system, often get inflamed. This is referred to as ____________________ (1 word)

The pharynx, part of the upper respiratory system, serves as a passageway for 3 things. They are:

The middle ear is connected to the pharynx (throat) via the __________________ or __________________ tubes.

What equalizes the pressure between the ear and the throat and particularly comes into play when you are flying in an airplane or driving up or down a steep mountain?

What are 2 other names for the Adam's apple?

What is a boxlike structure made primarily of cartilage?

Where is the selective entrance to the lower respiratory system?

What makes it possible to talk?

When water or air is _________________, the larynx rises up and causes a flap of cartilage to cover an opening in the larynx through which air passes.

What is the name of the flap of cartilage that rises up during the swallowing process?

What is the name of the opening in the larynx that air is allowed to pass through?

When you get choked during eating, it may be necessary to have someone perform the __________________ ________________ (2 words) on you to dislodge the food.

What is the "universal sign of chocking?"

The lower respiratory system comprises (makes up) the bronchial ______________.

The windpipe is also known as the ________________.

List the sub-divisions of the bronchial tree from the largest to the smallest.

What serves as sacs for gas exchange in the lungs?

What disease causes spasms of the bronchial muscles that severely restrict air flow?

What three things characterize asthma?

What is the general description of drugs that may be used to treat and relax bronchial muscles and reduce inflammation of the air tubules.

What are the 2 major processes the occur in the alveoli during respiration?

The alveoli are sometimes described as looking like a cluster of ______________.

When oxygen diffuses into the body cells from the blood and carbon dioxide diffuses into the blood from the body cells, this is referred to as
1. Breathing / Ventilating
2. External Respiration
3. Gas Transport
4. Internal Respiration

Most oxygen in the blood is bound to ___________.

Define oxyhemoglobin.

Define Carbaminohemoglobin

Most carbon dioxide is not transported in the blood as CO2, but rather as _______________ ______ (2 words).

Fluid accumulating in the alveoli, reducing gas exchange is a finding of _____________.
What 2 major things happen during pneumonia which is an inflammation of the lungs.

When the bronchioles swell and narrow, making breathing difficult (Not asthma) it is a finding of ____________.

What are the 2 most common causes of pneumonia?

If you have swollen lymph glands (nodes) and fever, you may have a common infection known as _______ _______. (2 words)

When you get a sore throat you should always get a "strep test" because strep can have SERIOUS consequences. The 2 named on the slide were:

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the cause of Tuberculosis. and is transmitted through _________________ droplets

TRUE / FALSE

Many strains of the bacterium causing tuberculosis are becoming resistant to various _________, making them more difficult to treat.

What disease does COPD stand for?

Most common cause of COPD is ____________.

What are the 2 most common examples of COPD?

In emphysema the alveoli are destroyed typically by smoking. This results in an increase of dead air space in the lungs.
How does this affect gas exchange?

TRUE / FALSE
Fortunately, there are now new drugs that can cure COPD and eliminate "shortness of breath".

TRUE / FALSE

About 65% of the cases of lung cancer are caused by smoking.

TRUE / FALSE

Over 85% of the cases of lung cancer can be prevented.

List the 4 steps that represent the typical progression of lung cancer.