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Respiratory System – Vocabulary
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Alveolar type I cell
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Alveolar type II cell
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Arytenoids
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Cartilage in the larynx where the vocal cords attach. |
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Asthma
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Boyle’s law
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Bronchiole tree |
Primary, secondary, tertiary and terminal bronchi. All lined with ciliated Pseudostratified columnar epithelium. |
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Choanae
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The plural of choana-the passageway from the back of one side of the nose to the nasopharynx |
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Cricoid
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Emphysema |
Alveoli coalesce – reduce surface area, loses elasticity |
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Exhalation |
Volume of thoracic cavity decreases and air flows out of lungs. The pressure of the lungs is greater than the ATM pressure. |
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External respiration
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Extrinsic muscles of larynx
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Glottis
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Inhalation
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Internal respiration
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Intrinsic muscles of larynx |
Change shape, position and tension of vocal cords. |
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Lingual tonsils
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Palatine tonsils
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Paranasal sinuses
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Pharyngeal tonsils
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Pleurisy
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Pneumonia
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Pulmonary surfactant
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RDS |
Respiratory Distress Syndrome – decreased lung compliance due to surfactant deficient in newborn infants |
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Visceral pleura |
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Vocal ligaments |
Make up the vocal folds, and are covered with mucous membrane. Part of the production of sound, due to vibration of vocal folds when air is forced through the glottis. |
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