Exam #6 Flashcards
(55 cards)
overall functions of the respiratory system (2)
uptake o2
remove carbon dioxide
Mouth and nose
entry and exit for air
Pharynx
common passageway for food and air
Larynx (2)
epiglottis
contains vocal records
Larynx: epligottis (2)
cartilage flap covering glottis (opening to trachea)
prevents food from entering trachea
Larynx: vocal chords
voicebox: produce sounds
Trachea =
windpipe
what supports the trachea
cartilage rings
Cartilage rings (2)
mucus: traps matter and bacteria
cilia: sweep particle back to throat
Bronchiole tree: 6
- trachea
-1 bronchus
-2 bronchs
-3 brochus
-bronchioles
-alvelous
Alveolus?
air sacs = gas exchange
Pulmonary venue
flow of freshly oxygenated blood back to the heart
pulmonary arteriole
flow o2 depleted blood that has resturned to the heart
mechanics of breathing =
negative pressure
on average smokers die___
13 to 14 years sooner than nonsmokers
second hand smoke ratio:
1.5 to 10
effects of smoking ( 5)
immobilize cilia
increase mucus secretion
- inability to clear particles from lungs
- obstruct bronchiole tubes
Destroy macrophages (no defense)
Bronchioconstrictor - reduce airflow
vasoconstrictor- reduce blood flow
health risks associated with smoking
lung cancer
bronchitis
emphysema
lung cancer: Stat (2)
90 of 100 smokers who develop lung cancer will die from the disease
metastasis (spread is common)
Bronchitis: 3
inflammation of airways
toxins irritate cells
scar tissue
emphysema
-chronic bronchitis destroys avelor walls
-reduces surface for gas exchange
-affects 1.3 million pople in US
women issues and smoking (2)
increase in premature and stillborn
increase SIDS
what greatly increases these risks in women?
smoking and using contraceptives
heart disease stats
cardiac death 2 to 4 times more likely in smokers than in non-smokers