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Unit Wordlist and Learning Resources

Unit Wordlist: The Respiratory System

The following Terms and Concepts are important in the study of the Respiratory System:

Conducting Zone:

[pb_glossary id="1274"]nasal cavity[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1275"]nasal conchae[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1276"]pharynx[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1277"]epiglottis[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1278"]glottis[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1279"]larynx[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1280"]true vocal cords trachea[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1281"]bronchus[/pb_glossary] (left, right)

[pb_glossary id="1282"]bronchial tree[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1283"]bronchiole[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1284"]lung[/pb_glossary]

 

Respiratory Zone

[pb_glossary id="1285"]respiratory bronchioles[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1286"]alveolus[/pb_glossary]

 

Mechanics of Ventilation

[pb_glossary id="1287"]Inspiration[/pb_glossary] (inhalation)

[pb_glossary id="1288"]Expiration[/pb_glossary] (exhalation)

[pb_glossary id="1289"]pleural cavity[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1291"]quiet breathing [/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1292"]diaphragm[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1293"]external intercostals[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1294"]Internal intercostals forced breathing [/pb_glossary](active inspiration and expiration):

[pb_glossary id="1295"]sternocleidomastoid scalene muscles[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1296"]abdominal muscles[/pb_glossary] (rectus abdominis)

 

Gas Exchange

[pb_glossary id="1298"]respiratory membrane[/pb_glossary]

 

Gas Transport in Blood

[pb_glossary id="1299"]Hemoglobin[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1300"]oxyhemoglobin[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1301"]deoxyhemoglobin[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1323"]carbaminohemoglobin[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1324"]Carbonic anhydrase ([/pb_glossary]carbonic acid, bicarbonate ion, hydrogen ion)

Optional:

oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve

[pb_glossary id="1303"]bohr effect[/pb_glossary]

 

Control of Ventilation

[pb_glossary id="1304"]respiratory cycle[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1305"]respiratory rate[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1306"]respiratory volume[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1307"]tidal volume[/pb_glossary] (TV)

[pb_glossary id="1308"]central chemoreceptor[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1309"]dorsal respiratory group[/pb_glossary] (DRG)

[pb_glossary id="1310"]ventral respiratory group[/pb_glossary] (VRG)

[pb_glossary id="1311"]apneustic center[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1312"]pneumotaxic center[/pb_glossary]

 

Pathophysiology (Breakdowns in Homeostasis)

[pb_glossary id="1313"]asthma[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1314"]bronchoconstriction[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1315"]bronchodilation[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1316"]chronic obstructive respiratory disease[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1317"]emphysema[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1318"]hyperventilation[/pb_glossary]

[pb_glossary id="1319"]bronchitis[/pb_glossary]

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