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Respitory System review 2 Flashcards

1
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(T/F) The actual exchange of the respiratory gases between the lungs and blood takes place by diffusion across the alveoli and the walls of the capillary network that surrounds the alveoli.

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True

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(T/F) The movement of air into the lungs is known as inhalation or inspiration.

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True

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(T/F) Inhalation is a active process, while expiration is a passive process.

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True

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4
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A progressively degenerative disease characterized by the destruction of elasticity of the alveolar walls, resulting in decreased ability of the Lungs to expel here, is known as?

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Emphysema

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5
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Pneumonitis, an infection of the lungs characterized by fever, chest pain, fluid in the lungs, and difficulty in breathing, is also called?

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Pneumonia

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Inflammation of the bronchi, which causes swelling of the mucous membrane lining of the bronchial tubes is called?

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Bronchitis

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The overall exchange of gases between the atmosphere, the blood, and the cells is known as?

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Respiration

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The exchange of gases between the lungs and the blood is known as?

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External respiration

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The exchange of gases between the blood in the body cells is known as?

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Internal respiration

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Th Double-folded serous membrane that encloses and protects the lungs is the?

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Pleural membrane

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11
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The grape like out-pouchings located at the end of the respiratory bronchioles are called?

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Alveoli

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12
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The space between the two layers of the pleura, which contains a lubricating fluid that the decreases friction between the membranes during the breathing process, it’s called the?

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Pleural cavity

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13
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Another term for pertussis is

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Whooping cough

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14
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The most common form of primary pulmonary cancer is?

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Bronchogenic carcinoma

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15
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Whooping cough is also known as?

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Pertussis

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16
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The movement of air between the atmosphere and the lungs are known as breathing or?

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Ventilation

17
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The inner layer of the pleural membrane that attaches directly to the lungs is known as the?

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Visceral pleura

18
Q

The percentage of air that is oxygen is?

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21%

19
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The outer layer of the pleural membrane that attaches to the wall of the thoracic cavity is called the?

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Parietal plEura

20
Q

The smaller air passages that branch out into the segments of each lobe of the lungsall called the

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Bronchioles

21
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Ambient air contains?

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78% Nitrogen
21% oxygen
0.04 %% carbon dioxide

22
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Adam’s apple=

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Thyroid cartilage

23
Q

Epiglottis#

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Blocks glottis during swallowing

24
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Tertiary bronchi=

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Segmental bronchi

25
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Secondary bronchi=

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Lobar bronchi

26
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Ventilation=

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Breathing

27
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(T/F) The fluid within the pleural cavity prevents friction between the pleural membranes and allows them to slide past each other during respiration.

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False

28
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The surface of the respiratory membrane inside each alveolus is coated with a fluid, consisting of a mixture of lipoproteins called ________?

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Surfactant

29
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The first process of respiration is breathing or ____________ which is the movement of air between the atmosphere and the lungs.

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Ventilation

30
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__________ respiration is the exchange of gases between the lungs and the blood.

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External

31
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Exchange of gases between the blood and the odd cells is called _________ respiration.

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Internal

32
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The overall exchange of gases between the atmosphere , the blood, and the cells is called ______________

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Respiration

33
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The ____________ membrane is the serous membrane that encloses and protects the lungs.

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Pleural

34
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The _____________ are the grape-like-out-pouchings located at the ends of the respiratory bronchioles.

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Alveoli

35
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The ____________ pleura is the outer layer of the pleural membrane that attaches the lung to the wall of the thoracic cavity.

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Parietal

36
Q

Inspiration involves a(n) _______________ in gas pressure causing a vacuum that sucks air into the lungs

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Decrease

37
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__________ is an inflammation of the mucosal membrane lining of the larynx.

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Laryngitis

38
Q

___________ is an inflammation of the parietal pleura of the lungs.

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Plurisy

39
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____________ is a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory tract caused by a myxovirus.

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Influenza

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