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Key Terms Flashcards

1
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Alveolar

A

Air sacs in lungs

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Mucociliary escalator

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Hairs that trap particles in the respiratory tract

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Larynx

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Voice box (cartilage- 9 pieces)

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Pharynx

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Throat (muscle)

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Trachea

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Windpipe

Muscle & c- shape cartilage rings

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Concha

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Latin for ‘shell” - 3 shelves ‘turbinates’ that spin air and particles within the nose

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Olfactory

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Smell receptors

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Visceral

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Pertaining to organs (a layer of the pleura serous membrane that surrounds the lungs)

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Parietal

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Walls of a cavity (another layer of the pleura serous membrane that surrounds the lungs)

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10
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Pneumothorax

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When the pleura is damaged & air enters the pleural cavity

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Ventilation

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The process through which o2 & co2 are transported to & from the lungs

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12
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Oxyhaemoglobin

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When plenty of oxygen is bound to haemoglobin

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13
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Deoxyhaemoglobin

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When haemoglobin lacks oxygen

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14
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Carbonic acid

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The compound produced when carbon dioxide reacts with water in the blood

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15
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What is a ‘buffer’

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The term used to describe bicrabonate that is produced in the body to reduce acid levels/neutralise

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16
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Dyspnoea

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Difficulty breathing

17
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Orthopnoea

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Breathless when lying down

18
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Cyanosis

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Inadequate oxygenated blood in an area of the body which could be due to arterial blockages, lung disease or heart failure

19
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Auscultation

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Listening with a stethoscope

20
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What are leukotrienes

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Chemicals that are key inflammatory mediators in asthma - bronchoconstrictors

21
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Tachypnoea

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Fast/rapid breathing

22
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What is IgE

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immunoglobulin antibodies, stimulates mast cells to release histamine

23
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Purulent

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Sputum containing pus yellow/green indicative of infection

24
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What is the carina

A

Internal ridge that separates the two bronchi

Is most sensitive structure in system and triggers cough reflux

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