respiratory

Question 1

primary functions

Answer 1

provide oxygen to body tissues for cellular respiration
Remove the waste product carbon dioxide
Help to maintain acid-base balance

Question 2

secondary functions

Answer 2

Sensing odors
Speech production
Straining (during childbirth or coughing)

Question 3

conducting zone

Answer 3

moves air in and out

Question 4

respiratory zone

Answer 4

respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs

Question 5

nose

Answer 5

major entrance and exit for the respiratory system

Question 6

pharynx

Answer 6

part of the throat situated immediately posterior to the mouth and nasal cavity

Question 7

larynx

Answer 7

involved in sound production and protecting the trachea against food aspiration.

Question 8

trachea

Answer 8

tube that connects the pharynx or larynx to the lungs, allowing the passage of air

Question 9

alveolar duct

Answer 9

tube composed of smooth muscle and connective tissue, which opens into a cluster of alveoli

Question 10

alveolus

Answer 10

one of the many small, grape-like sacs that are attached to the alveolar ducts.

Question 11

alveolar sac

Answer 11

cluster of many individual alveoli that are responsible for gas exchange.

Question 12

boyle’s law formula

Answer 12

P1V1 = P2V2

Question 13

boyle’s law explanation

Answer 13

Pressure and volume are inversely related.

Question 14

inspiration

Answer 14

breathing in

Question 15

expiration

Answer 15

breathing out

Question 16

medulla oblongata

Answer 16

part of brain regulates involuntary actions like breathing

Question 17

eupnea

Answer 17

mode of breathing that occurs at rest and does not require the cognitive thought of the individual.

Question 18

diaphragmatic breathing

Answer 18

deep breath

Question 19

hyperpnea

Answer 19

mode of breathing that can occur during exercise or actions that require the active manipulation of breathing, such as singing

Question 20

diaphragm

Answer 20

ontracts rhythmically and continually, and most of the time, involuntarily. Upon inhalation, the diaphragm contracts and flattens and the chest cavity enlarges.

Question 21

Atelectasis

Answer 21

condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are either partially or totally collapsed.

Question 22

Pneumonia

Answer 22

lung infection that can be caused by either viruses, fungi, protists, or bacteria. Inflammation creates accumulation of cell debris and fluid

Question 23

Asthma

Answer 23

the body reacts to an allergy by causing constriction of the airways of the lungs,

Question 24

Emphysema

Answer 24

he alveolar air sacs are destroyed and the lung itself becomes “floppy”

Question 25

Chronic Bronchitis

Answer 25

inflamed airways and large amounts of sputum are being produced.

Question 26

Pneumothorax

Answer 26

air inside the thoracic cavity and outside the lungs, often in the pleural cavity. Gas or fluid may be forced into the cavity, separating the layers of the membrane.

Question 27

Tuberculosis

Answer 27

bacterial infection that thrives in areas of the body that have high oxygen content