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Another name for windpipe?

Trachea

What is the function of the trachea?

It allows air to reach the lungs

What is the five on five method?

Five back thrust


Five abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuvers)

The Heimlich maneuver is now called the?

Abdominal thrust

What is the amount of respiratory mucosa produced daily?

125 ML

During surgery a tube is placed through the mouth, pharynx and larynx for breathing support, this procedure is called?

Endotracheal intubation

The main trunk of the respiratory tree is?

The trachea

The primary bronchus the tubes leading to the?

Right or left bronchus

The trachea first branches are called?

The primary bronchi

Primary bronchi are branched into smaller bronchi’s called?

Secondary bronchi

The primary bronchi branches into smaller bronchi called the?

Secondary bronchi

The primary bronchi branches into the secondary bronchi that branches into very small passageways called?

Bronchioles

Bronchioles subdivide into microscopic tubes called?

Alveolar ducts

Thin membrane in the alveolus that serves as a barrier?

Respiratory membrane

What is on the surface of the respiratory membrane?

Surfactant

The surface of the respiratory membrane that reduces surface tension?

Surfactant

A condition caused by absence or impairment of surfactant in the of the fluid that lines the alveoli?

Respiratory distress syndrome

IRDS is characterized by

Lack of surfactant in the alveolar sac

What is IRDS?

Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome

How does the lack of surfactant affect a newborn baby?

The air sacs collapse during expiration

What is ARDS?

Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome

What is the cause of adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

Impairment or removal of surfactant in the alveoli

Name the space between the lungs?

Mediastinum

What divides the lungs into lobes?

Fissures

How many lobes are in the lungs?

3 on the right


2 on the left

Name the part of the king that sits on the diaphragm and name the top of the lungs?

Bottom is the base


Top is the apex

Name the serous membrane that covers each lung and lines the inner surface of the rib cage?

Pleura

Name the layers of the pleura?

Parietal pleura - outside


Visceral pleura- inside that covers the organ


Intrapleural space - between the parietal and visceral that lubricates the areas causing it not to stick

Inflammation of the pleura is called?

Pleurisy

What is the name for the collapse or incomplete expansion of the lungs?

Atelectasis

The presence of air in the pleural space of the lung is called?

Pneumothorax

The presence of blood in the pleural space is called?

Hemothorax

Acute inflammation of the lungs in which the alveoli and bronchi are plugged with thick fluid?

Pneumonia

The vast amount of pneumonia cases results from the infection of this bacteria?

Streptococcal pneumoniae bacteria

Pneumonia is characterized by the following symptoms?

High fever


Severe chills


Headache


Cough


Chest pain

Name the types of pneumonia?

Lobar pneumonia- affects the lobes of the lung


Bronchopneumonia- affects patches in the bronchial tree


Aspiration pneumonia- lung infection caused by inhaling or vomiting infectious material

Name the pneumonia characterized by inhaling or vomiting infectious chemicals?

Aspiration pneumonia

The name tuberculosis literally means?

Condition of having tubercles

Highly contagious disease transmitted through inhalation or swallowing of droplets if the TB bacillus?

Tuberculosis

Scarring of the lung tissue is called?

Fibrosis

Name the restrictive disorders of the lungs?

Cystic fibrosis

What is the meaning of COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder

Name a symptom of COPD

Hyperinflated chest (cannot empty the lungs)

Name the two types of pulmonary disorders?

Restrictive pulmonary disorder (can’t inhale properly)


Obstructive pulmonary disorder (can’t inhale or exhale properly)

Name the two major disorders observed in people with COPD

Chronic Bronchitis


Emphysema

How does a person acquire emphysema?

From chronic bronchitis as air enters the alveoli causing them to enlarge and rupture

What surgeries are done to remove lung cancer?

Lobectomy (the affected lobe is removed)


Pneumonectomy (the entire lung is removed)