Upper Airway Anatomy Lower Airway Anatomy Respiratory Terms Respiratory Emergencies
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What is the Glottic Opening?
The opening between the vocal cords that allows air to enter the lungs.
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What is Alveolar Sacs?
The primary structures for gas exchange.
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What is Respiratory Arrest?
An absence of breathing, with detectable cardiac activity.
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What is Asthma?
A chronic inflammatory lower airway condition resulting in intermittent wheezing and mucus production.
200
What is the Pharynx?
Consists of three structures, the Nasopharynx, the Oropharynx, and the Laryngopharynx.
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What are the Lungs?
A pair of organs, main part of the respiratory system.
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What is Respiratory Distress?
A clinical state which is characterized by an increase in effort, rate, and work of breathing.
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What is a Pneumothorax?
A partial or complete accumulation of air in the plural space.
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What is the Valllecula?
An anatomic space or pocket between the base of the tongue and epiglottis.
300
What is the Trachea?
Also called the windpipe, a rigid tube (about 4.5 inches long) that allows air to enter the lungs.
300
What is Respiratory Failure?
A clinical state which is characterized by inadequate ventilation, oxygenation, or both.
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What is the Hyoid Bone?
A horse-shoe shaped bone found in the neck that supports the jaw and tongue.
400
What is the Diaphragm?
A large skeletal muscle that plays a major role in breathing, separates the thorax from the abdomen.
400
What is Atelectasis?
Collapse of the air spaces of the lungs (Alveoli).
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What is Conchae?
Three bones found within the nasal cavity that contain mucus membranes.
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What is the Bronchial Tree?
The group of tubes throughout the lungs that participate in letting air into the alveoli.
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What is Aspiration?
Entry of fluids or solids into the airway.






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