FlashcardsTEAS Respiratory System Flashcards
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This 51-card flashcard set prepares students for the TEAS respiratory system section. It covers anatomy including the nasal cavity, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and alveoli; physiology such as gas exchange, ventilation, and blood transport; and conditions like asthma and emphysema. Use it for nursing prerequisite exam preparation or college-level anatomy and physiology review.
Terms in This Set
- Where does air enter the respiratory system?
- What structure connects the nasal cavity to the larynx?
- What is the voice box?
- What tube carries air from the throat to the lungs?
- Why does the trachea not collapse?
- What are the first divisions of the trachea?
- Where does the right bronchus lead?
- Where does the left bronchus lead?
- What smaller airways branch from the bronchi?
- What structures do bronchioles terminate in?
- What are alveoli?
- What type of cells form the alveolar wall?
- What do type II alveolar cells produce?
- What is the function of surfactant?
- Where is the heart located relative to the lungs?
- Which lung is larger?
- How many lobes does the right lung have?
- How many lobes does the left lung have?
- What membrane surrounds the lungs?
- What fluid is found between pleural layers?
- What is the main function of the respiratory system?
- Why is carbon dioxide removed from the body?
- How does the respiratory system help cells?
- Why are alveoli efficient for gas exchange?
- Where does gas exchange occur?
- What transport mechanism moves gases in the lungs?
- What moves from alveoli into blood?
- What moves from blood into alveoli?
- What determines the rate of diffusion?
- Why does oxygen diffuse into the blood?
- Why does carbon dioxide diffuse into alveoli?
- What system transports oxygen after it enters the blood?
- Where do capillaries interact with alveoli?
- What type of blood enters lung capillaries?
- What type of blood leaves lung capillaries?
- Where does oxygenated blood go after leaving the lungs?
- What is ventilation?
- What muscles are involved in ventilation?
- What happens during inhalation?
- What happens during exhalation?
- What is tidal volume?
- What is residual volume?
- What part of the brain controls breathing?
- What does the medulla monitor to adjust breathing rate?
- What happens if blood pH decreases?
- What is asthma?
- What symptoms can asthma cause?
- How do pollutants affect the respiratory system?
- What is emphysema associated with?
- What causes influenza?
- How does the immune system respond to respiratory infections?
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