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NOSE
main gateway of the respiratory system
PHARYNX
common opening for both food and air
EPIGLOTTIS
flap of cartilage, guards the path of the pharynx to ensure that food and air will enter their respective correct passages.
LARYNX
voice box, composed of the vocal cords that vibrate and produce sounds as air passes through
TRACHEA
Cylindrical tube that is 5 inches long
Composed of several rings of cartilage.
AIR SAC
functional unit of the lung
Each AIR SACS consist of many tiny outpocketings called
alveoli.
LUNGS
are cone-shaped organs for respiration
Lungs are covered with two-layered membrane called
PLEURA
HILUM
slit like openings, where each primary bronchus inserts
DIAPHRAGM
sheet of smooth muscle located below the lungs. It works with the lungs during the breathing process
BREATHING
process of drawing air into the lungs (inhalation) and its corresponding expulsion (exhalation)
Two phases of Breathing
Inhalation
&
Exhalation
CELLULAR
RESPIRATION
process of Oxygen goes to the mitochondria of the cell to use it in releasing energy from glucose.
CHRONIC DISEASE
a condition that persists for a long period of time (lasting for at least three months and beyond)
FOOD
main source of energy, vitamins, and minerals that body needs for growth and life-continuing metabolic processes.
EXERCISE
physical activity that is planned, structured, done regularly, and whose is to maintain good health
TAR
deposits clog up to the alveoli
NICOTINE
causes the constriction of the blood vessels in the lungs, slowing the flow of blood in the lungs
SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE
Type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity.
A lack of physical activity is one of the leading causes of Cardiovascular disease.
SMOKING
This habit causing respiratory problems like coughing and wheezing and can lead to lung diseases (bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia, and cancer
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that result in energy expenditure significantly beyond or above the energy spent when at rest
BLOOD
A liquid tissue
Medium of circulation
Main Function: transport materials and fight infections
TEMPORAL ARTERY
at the temple above and to the outer side of the eye
FACIAL ARTERY
at the point of crossing the mandible
CAROTID ARTERY
on the both sides of the neck
BRACHIAL ARTERY
on the inner side of the biceps
RADIAL ARTERY
on the radial side of the wrist
FEMORAL ARTERY
on the groin
POPLITEAL ARTERY
behind the knee
DORSALIS PEDIS ARTERY
at the anterosuperior aspect of the foot
LUB
Vibrations of the ventricles when they contract and the closing of the AV valves
DUB
Vibrations of the closing of the SL valves produce it.