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Treating all body fluids as if they were infected with a blood borne pathogen
Standard precautions
What is the name of the muscles between the ribs that help us breathe
intercostals
What is the dome shape muscle located under the lungs
diaphragm
What does the word ventilation mean
breathing
Coughing up blood or blood in the sputum
hemoptysis
URI
Upper respiratory infection
What type of sleep apnea is more common
Obstructive sleep apnea
What are the functions of the nasal cavities
warm, moisten and filter the air
What is the middle section of the pharynx
Oropharynx
What are the numerous small airways that fill our lungs?
Bronchioles
What helps keep the trachea open
Rings of cartilage
What is the medical term for the windpipe
Trachea
What is the medical word for blue discoloration of the skin due to a lack of oxygen
cyanosis
What is the normal adult respiratory rate
12-20 per minute
What is dyspnea?
Difficulty breathing
What is coryza more commonly known as?
a cold
What gas do we inhale and what gas do we exhale
inhale oxygen exhale carbon dixoide
What are 3 safety measures to use with oxygen use?
No smoking, no electrical devices, no wool blankets, keep tubing neat
What does a pulse oximeter measure?
Percent of oxygen in our cells/tissues
What pathogen causes the illness influenza
a virus
What is surfactant?
Fatty substance that keeps the alveoli plump
What cranial nerve is responsible for identifying smells
olfactory nerve
What type of blood vessel surrounds the alveoli
Capillaries
Which lung is smaller and why
left lung because the heart takes up some area
How is the respiratory systems related to the circulatory system?
the blood from the circulatory system has to pass through the lungs where carbon dioxide is released from the blood and oxygen is picked up into the blood
How is the respiratory system related to the muscular system?
the muscular system uses oxygen which is brought into the body through the respiratory system; the diaphragm (a muscle) helps to bring air into and out of the l
What is number 11 on the diagram?
Alveoli
What is number 7 on the diagram?
Pharynx
What are numbers 5 & 9 on the diagram?
Bronchus
What is number 8 on the diagram?
Trachea
What is number 1 on the diagram?
Nose or nasal cavity
What is a Chronic Respiratory Disease?
long term or constant disease or disorder
What is an acute respiratory disease?
short term illness or disease
How does the respiratory system related to the digestive system?
both systems share the pharynx and the mouth
What is the diaphragm? (2 part answer)
1. A muscle that separates the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity & 2. Pushes and pulls against the lungs as we breathe
What is the main organ of the respiratory system?
the lungs
What is the. main function of the respiratory system?
The main function of the respiratory system is the exchange of gasses - oxygen enters the body and carbon dioxide is removed.
Diaphragm
a sheet of internal skeletal muscle that pulls and pushes against the lungs as we inhale and exhale
Bronchioles
the smallest air passageways coming off of the bronchi
Bronchus
the 2 major air passages leading from the trachea to the lungs
Alveoli
the air sacks at the end of the bronchioles where the gas exchange takes place
Lungs
the organ that carries out the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
Trachea
a hollow tube (wind pipe) that connects the larynx to the right and left bronchus
Epiglottis
flap of elastic cartilage attached to the larynx that closes when food passes by
Pharynx
the passage that leads from the cavities of the nose and mouth to the larynx
Larynx
hollow muscular organ which holds the vocal cords (voice box) which produce sound
Cilia
tiny hair-like structures that line your respiratory pathways & filter the air we breathe