Med Asst Respiratory System

The "windpipe"

• trachea

• pharynx

• larynx

• bronchi

The "throat"

• trachea

• pharynx

• larynx

• bronchi

The "voicebox"

• trachea

• pharynx

• larynx

• bronchi

Tiny air sacs in the lungs where oxygen is absorbed through capillaries

• bronchi

• bronchioles

• alveoli

• arteries

The muscle that aids in breathing

• bicep

• diaphragm

• gluteus maximus

• none of the above

Long-term, progressive disease of the lungs mainly causing SOB

• Pneumonia

• Emphysema

• Asthma

• Tuberculosis

Causes fever, night sweats, persistant cough with bloody phlegm; caused by Mycobacterium

• Pneumonia

• Emphysema

• Asthma

• Tuberculosis

Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid

• Pneumonia

• Emphysema

• Asthma

• Tuberculosis

airways become inflamed, narrow and swell, and produce extra mucus, which makes it difficult to breathe

• Pneumonia

• Emphysema

• Asthma

• Tuberculosis

inflammation of the pharynx; most common= viral

• rhinitis

• atalectasis

• pleurisy

• pharyngitis