Lungs Flashcards

(29 cards)

1
Q

What body system allows a person to inhale/exhale to move into the blood stream and get rid of waste from the lungs?

A

Respiratory System

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2
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Anything that has to do with lungs is called what?

A

Pulmonary

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3
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What do you call a thin tissue that covers the outside part of the lungs

A

Pleura

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4
Q

Name an Organ that allows oxygen to enter your body

A

nose

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5
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This area of the mouth that allows the air you breathe to become humid

A

Nasal cavity

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6
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its job is to receive food, breathing speaking

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oral cavity

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7
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A fancy name for voice box

A

larynx

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8
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An open/close flap; prevents good from entering as you breathe

A

epiglottis

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9
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A fancy name for throat; cavity behind your mouth

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pharynx

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10
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Long tube leading food from mouth to stomach; food tube

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esophagus

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11
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A fancy name for windpipe

A

Trachea

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12
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two tubes leading food from mouth to the lungs

A

bronchi

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13
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Smallest air way tubes connecting to bronchi to alveoli

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bronchioles

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14
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very small air sacs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place

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Alveoli

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15
Q

Which side of the lung had 3 lobes?

A

Right lung

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16
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which side of the lung has 2 lobes?

17
Q

A muscle that helps you inhale and exhale, located beneath your lungs and heart.

18
Q

its a microscopic hairlike structure whose job is to trap dirt and germs.

19
Q

A special type of mucus found in the lungs and throat keeps throat and nose from drying out has antibodies that kill bacteria in the air.

20
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smallest blood vessel; a blood vessel where O2 and CO2 gas are exchanged

21
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blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart

22
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blood vessel carrying blood toward the heart

23
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inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the bronchial tubes

24
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inflammation of the air sacs in the lungs caused by bacterial infection

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chronic disorder/inflammation and narrowing of the bronchial tubes with spasm
asthma
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chronic respiratory disorder caused by the destruction of lung tissue and air sacs are lost
emphysema
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bacterial infection that affects lungs. contagious, spread through air
tuberculosis
28
intense fer leading to sweating hyperventilation racing heart, fear of death
panic attack
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hereditary disease that causes mucus membranes to produce too much mucus
cystic fibrosis