HCB 102 Unit 4 Respiratory System Question and answers verified to pass
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HCB 102
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HCB 102
HCB 102 Unit 4 Respiratory System Question and answers verified to pass HCB 102 Unit 4 Respiratory System
Airway - correct answer The passageway by which air enters and leaves the body. The structures of the airway are the nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs
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HCB 102 Unit 4 Respiratory System
Airway - correct answer ✔The passageway by which air enters and leaves
the body. The structures of the airway are the nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx,
trachea, bronchi, and lungs
Alveolar ventilation - correct answer ✔The amount of air that reaches the
alveoli
Artificial Ventilation - correct answer ✔Forcing air or oxygen into the lungs
when a patient has stopped breathing or has inadequate breathing. Also
called positive pressure ventilation
Apnea - correct answer ✔Absence of breathing
Bronchoconstruction - correct answer ✔The contractions of smooth muscle
that lines the bronchial passages that results in a decreased internal diameter
of the airway and increased resistance of airflow.
Cellular Respiration (internal respiration) - correct answer ✔The exchange of
oxygen and carbon dioxide b/w cells and circulating blood
Cyanosis - correct answer ✔A bluish or purplish color of the skin due to
insufficient oxygen levels in the blood
Diffusion - correct answer ✔the process by which molecules move from an
area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
, Dyspnea - correct answer ✔Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of
breath
Flail chest - correct answer ✔fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or
more places that allows for free movement of the fractured segment
Flowmeter - correct answer ✔A valve that indicates the flow of oxygen in
liters per minute
Hypoxia - correct answer ✔A deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching
the tissues
Intercostal - correct answer ✔Situated or extending b/w the ribs
Nasopharyngeal airway - correct answer ✔Flexile breathing tube inserted
through the patient's nostril into the pharynx to help maintain an open airway
Oropharyngeal airway - correct answer ✔Curved device inserted through the
patient's mouth into the pharynx to help maintain an open airway
Paradoxical motion - correct answer ✔Movement of the ribs in flail segment
that is opposite to the direction of movement of the rest of the chest cavity
Patent airway - correct answer ✔An airway that is open and clear and will
remain open and clear, w/o interference to the passage of air into and out of
the body.
Pressure regulator - correct answer ✔A device connected to an oxygen
cylinder to reduce pressure, so it is safe for delivery of oxygen to a patient
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