Respiratory test
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 infectious mononucleosis | disease with abnormally high number of leukocytes |
| transferring of nerve impulses | not a function of blood |
| pericardium | where heart is enclosed |
| intraventricular septum | ventricles separated by |
| myocardium | bulk of composition of the heart |
| right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary arteries, lungs, pulmonary veins, left atrium, left ventricle | steps of blood flow |
| ventricular filling from aorta | during ventricular diastole |
| function of myocardial cells | all or none law applied to cardiac muscles entire heart contracts as unit |
| best way to describe connective tissue | large amount of matrix |
| muscle | not considered connective tissue |
| occipital | skull bone that foramen magnum passes through |
| humerus-ulna | a hinge in the body |
| fibula | weight bearing |
| condyloid | joint resembling a gliding motion |
| menisi | semilunar cartilage pads |
| inversion and eversion | motions regarding only the feet |
| result of intense exercise of short time | fatigued muscle cells that recover rapidly |
| myosin | composed of thick filaments |
| orbicularis oris | closes, purses, and protrudes lips |
| maitenance of body temperature | protective function of blood |
| closure of heart valves | normal heart sounds are caused by |
| skin color | not influence of heart rate |
| gap junctions that allow it to act as functional system | compared to skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle has... |
| peak pressure of the heart | period of ventricular filling |
| oblique cut | diagonally between vertical and horizontal |
| intestines | found in left illiac region |
| lungs located in | pleural, ventral, thoracic |
| coronal plane | frontal plane |
| blood vessels | not found in matrix of cartilage but IS in bone |
| external nares | air exit |
| vestibule | entrance to nares containing cillia |
| olifactory region | superior portion of nasal cavity |
| conchae | superior, middle, inferior and direct air flow into meatuses |
| vasculariszation | moisturizing and warming |
| pharynx | structure shared by respiratory and digestive system |
| laryngopharnx | lower portion leading to trachea and esophagus |
| larynx | air entrance to lungs |
| thyroid cartlage | adam's apple |
| cricoid cartilage | ligametn and muscle attatchment |
| primary bronchi | right and left |
| secondary bronchi | tertiary |
| parietal plasma membrane | lines thoracic wall |
| visceral plasma membrane | surface of lungs |
| pleuro cavity | space between and lubricates |
| cillia and meatuses | respiratory defense systems |
| inspiration | volume changes, IN, lungs stretch, fill with air |
| expiration | increase in pressure, OUT, lungs come back, |
| respiratory zone | gas exchange, bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveoli, microscopic structures |
| conducting zone | all other passage ways, moves air to reach exchange site, |
| resistance | pulmonary ventilation>external respiration>transport respiratory gasses>internal respiration |
| compliance | flexibility of lungs, more flexible =greater compliance |
| surfactant | complex of liquids produced by proteins by type 2 alveolar cells |
| asthma | inflamed bronchioles, contracting of muscles, mucous produced |
| tonsils | clusters of lymphatic tissue part of the body's defense |
| vocal cords | in larynx that allow speaking |
| bronchioles | smallest conducting respiratory passage ways |
| palate | separates oral and nasal cavities |
| phrenic nerve | stimulates diaphragm |
| esophagus | food passage way posterior to trachea |
| epiglottis | closes off esophagus during swallowing |
| alveoli | site of gas exchange |
| glottis | lumen of larynx |
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