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Respiratory System

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When oxygen is obtained from the environment into the body's cellsrespiration
The phases of respirationPulmonary Ventilation + external and internal gas exchange
The 2 phases of pulmonary ventilationinspiration and expiration
When gas moves from higher concentration to lower concentrationdiffusion
The area of the brain that regulates the respiratory centerMedulla Oblongata
Difficulty breathingdyspnea
having difficulty breathing in a supine, (laying down)positiionorthopnea
rapid, fast breathing that you witness after runningtachypnea
Deep, fast breathing pattern common in diabetics when pH decreases; a form of hyperventilationKussmaul's Respiration
Blueness to the skin resulting from lack of oxygencyanosis
Something causing cessation of breathingSuffocation
When the body expereinces low oxygen in the blood, common among severe anemic victimshypoxia
Another name for the common coldCoryza
Most common viral respiratory tract infection that affects infants and young children.Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),
A bacterial disease caused by an infectious bacillus mycobacterium. Grows in the lungs causing a communicable infection.TB Tuberculosis
An inflammatory condition of the uopper respiratory tract that accompanies symptoms of aches and pains in the bodyInfluenza
A respiratory condition caused bya a virus that may be carried by a health perso in the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract.Pneumonia
A respiratory condition causing wheezing when patient breaths caused by the airways constriction.asthma
Another name for "crib death"SIDS sudden infant death syndrome
The volume and capacity that makes up the total lung capacity (TLC)Vital Capacity (VC) + Reserve Volume (RV)
The volume of air in the lungs at the end of a full inspirationvital capacity (VC)
the instrument used to view inside the lungsbronchoscope



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