Terms and respiratory organs Flashcards

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Inflammation of breathing passages from nose to lungs

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Bronchitis

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High amount of white blood cells

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Leukemia

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Branch of biology that studies genes and heredity

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Genetics

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Wandering Clot

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Embolus

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gel like fluid that acts as a platform for organelles to operate in a cell

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Cytoplasm

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Common passageway of food and air

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Pharynx

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Spread Via respiration droplets

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Tuberculosis

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traits that are inherited from parent to offspring

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Heredity

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9
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Opening of the nose where air gets filtered

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Nostrils

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10
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Build up of plaque in artery

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Atherosclerosis

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11
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alternative forms of a gene

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Alleles

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Below the lungs and aids in respiration

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Diaphram

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13
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Usually occurs in children

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Rheumatic Heart Disease

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Contagious infection resulted from viral infection

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Common Cold

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also know as leukocytes and fights diseases

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White blood Cells

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Air sacs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place

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Alveoli

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17
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Result from blockage of artery in brain

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Stroke

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18
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Supports Larynx

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Adams Apple

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Contagious illness caused by influenza virus

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Influenza

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just a phase of respiration where you take in air

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Breathing

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21
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clots blood

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Blood Platelets

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Blood not reaching coronary artery of the heart

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Coronary Heart Disease

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Infection of lung, causes inflammation of alveoli

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allows oxygen and nutrients to diffuse in its walls and into body cells

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Causes Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
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Damaged Cardiac Tissue
Infract
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type of cell that keeps the body healthy by fighting pathogens
Leukocytes
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Fixed Clot
Thrombus
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Acts as a passageway to the lungs
Trachea
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physical features of a organism
Phenotype
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Tightening of arterioles
Hypertensive Heart Disease
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Blood vessels that move toward the heart
Veins
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tubes that lead to the lungs from trachea
Bronchi
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Lump like lesions
Tubercules
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Carry oxygen to and other nutrients to different parts of the body
Red Blood Cells
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Flap that closes the entrance of respiratory system
Epiglottis
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passageway on top of the trachea
Larynx
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Flow of air
Nostrils-Nasal Cavity-Pharynx-Larynx-Trachea-Bronchi-Lungs-Bronchioles-Alveoli
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What are diseases included in COPD
Emphysema, Chronic Bronchitis, Asthma
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Low Amount of Red blood cells
Anemia
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type of cell that keeps the body healthy by fighting pathogens
Leukocytes
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makes airway narrow and swollen from allergens
Asthma
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Genetic Makeup of an organism
Genotype
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Mixture of water and different chemicals
Blood plasma
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organism that hurts the host
Phathogens
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What is COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Branch like tubes in the lung
Bronchioles
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Blood vessels that move away from the heart
Arteries
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Blood doesnt clot properly
Hemophilia
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Area of heart muscle doesn't get enough blood
Heart Attack
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Main organ of repiratory system
Lungs
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Flow of blood
Vena Cava-Right Atrium-Right Ventricle-Pulmonary Valve-Pulmonary Artery- Lungs-Pulmonary Vein-Left Atrium-Left Ventricle-Aortic Valve-Aorta- Different Body parts
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Painful sensation from reduced blood flow
Angina Pectoris
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Damages alveoli as well as breathing passages
Emphysema
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Pumps blood to different parts of the body
Heart
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what is the overall exchange of gasses or how the body gets oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide
Respiration