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what is the slit-like passageway between the vocal folds?
glottis
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what is the space between the visceral pleura and the parietal pleura?
pleural cavity
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what protects the larynx?
thyroid cartilage
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what is the commonmn passageway for food and air?
pharynx
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why is the cartilage in the trachea shaped like a "c"?
to protect the trachea and allow expansion for fod passage in the nearby esophagus
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where are the tonsils located?
oropharynx
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what is the term for normal breathing?
eupnea
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what is the term for fast breathing?
tachypnea
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what is the term for the temporary cessation of breathing?
apnea
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what is the term for difficult breathing?
dyspnea
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in which organelle does cellular respiration occur?
mitochondria
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where does external respiration takes place?
between lungs and outside air, alveoli and capillary gas exchange at the respiratory membrane.
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where does internal respiration take place?
between capillaries and the cells
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name six types of non-respiratory air movements.
coughing, sneezing, yawning, laughing,crying,hiccups,
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what is the back of the throat?
pharynx
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what is the junction between the back of the throat and the mouth?
oropharynx
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what is the junction between the nasal cavity and the back of the throat?
nasopharynx
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what is the junction between the voice box and the back of the throat?
laryngopharynx
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where does carbon monoxide bind on the red blood cell?
hemoglobin-same place as oxygen
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what is the insufficient delivery of oxygen to tissue?
hypoxia
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how long is strep throat contagious if not treated?
21 days
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what are the tiny air sacs in grape-like clusters in the lungs?
alveoli
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which disease caused mainly by smokin directly affects the alveoli causing hyperinflation?
emphysema
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what are the main gases in the atmosphere?
78% nitrogen, 21%oxygen
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what is the term for windpipe?
trachea
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what are the branches off the trachea?
bronchi
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what is the inflammation of the bronchial tree?
bronchitis
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what is an allergic response that causes spasms and construction of the bronchioles resulting in difficulty breathing?
asthma
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what are three functions of the nose?
warms, filters, and moistens inspired air.
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what is the purpose of the cartilaginous rings of the trachea and bronchi?
to keep the airway open
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what is the most inferior region of the pharynx?
larynopharynx
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what is the adams apple?
protustion in the neck, more prominent in males due to testerone, created by the thyroid cartilage.
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what usually kills victims of fires?
carbon monoxide poisoning
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what accounts for 1/3 of all deaths in the US?
Lung cancer
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what is the treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning?
giving the person 100% oxygen til the CO has been cleared from the body
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how many second-hand deaths are caused in he US each yr.?
3000
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what is the term for the collapse of the lung?
ateectasis
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what causes atelectasis?
pneumothorax caused by a puncture wound
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what covers the glottis?
epiglottis
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what is the function of the epiglottis?
to protect the airway from aspiration of food or water
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which two regions of the brain are involved in breathing?
medulla oblongata, pons
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what is the term for a spasm in the diagram that forces air against the vocal cords?
hiccups
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what does a spirometer measure?
exhaled air
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what is the main function of the respiratory system?
gas exchange
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what is the intended product of cellular respiration?
atp
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what are the waste products of cellular respiration?
carbon dioxide and water
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what type of hypoxia involves erythrocytes?
anemic hypoxia
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which type of hypoxia involves blockage of air flow?
stagnant hypoxia
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what type of respiration involves interaction between alveoli and lung capillaries?
external respiration
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what type of respiration involves interaction between capillaries and cells?
internal respiration
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what two diseases may result from untreated strep throat?
rheumatic fever and scarlet fever
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what involve3s permanent damage to the heart?
rheumatic fever
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what are the two main breathing muscles?
diaphragm and intercostal muscles
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in which lung disease is there reduced pleural fluid and increased friction rub?
pleurisy
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what is the shape of the diaphragm in resting position?
dome shaped
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what does the suffix coccus mean?
spherical
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when is the only time all alveoli are inflated?
yawning
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what does the prefix strep mean?
chains
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what does the streptococcus mean?
chains of sperically shaped bacteria
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what maneuver is used to dislodge food blocking the air way?
heimlich maneuver
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what is the membrane that covers the lungs?
visceral pleura
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what is the membrane just beyond the pleural cavity?
parietal pleura
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