| Term | Definition |
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12-20 |
What is the normal respiration/breathing rate? |
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cilia |
Hairlike projections in the trachea are called what? |
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brain stem |
What is the control center for breathing? |
|
20 minutes |
How long are the cilia paralyzed? |
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21 |
What percentage of air entering the lungs then leaving the lungs is oxygen? |
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larynx |
What is the proper name for the voicebox? |
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trachea |
What is the proper name for the windpipe? |
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bronchi |
What are the two branches of the trachea? |
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alveoli |
What is the name of the air sacs in the lungs? |
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diaphragm |
What is the major muscle used for breathing? |
|
croup |
What is the breating difficulty common to children which causes narrowing of the larynx along with a barking cough? |
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cystic fibrosis |
Name the hereditary disease which has no cure and causes the bronchioles to produce too much mucous? |
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epiglottis |
Name the flap of tissue in the bakc of your throat that prevents food/liquid from entering your lungs? |
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tracheostomy |
What is the temporary emergency procedure sometimes used to restore breathing? |
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pleurisy |
Inflamation of the membranes that cover and line the inside of the chest cavity is called what? |
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laryngectomy |
What is it called when a part or all of the larynx is removed? |
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stoma |
What is the name of the opening from laryngectomy? |
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12 |
During artifical respiration, how many breaths are given to an adult in one minute? |
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20 |
During artifical respiration, how many breaths are given to a child in one minute? |
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20 |
During artifical respiration, how many breaths are given to an infant in one minute? |
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cartoid pulse |
What pulse is checked on an adult or child before starting CPR and artifical respiration? |
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brachial |
What pulse is checked on an infant before starting CPR and artifical respiration? |
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