followed by a complete closure of the glottis‚ which results in a strong exhalation that suddenly pushes the glottis open and sends a blast of air through the upper respiratory passages. Stimulus for this reflex act may be a foreign body lodged in the larynx‚ trachea‚ or epiglottis. C.) Which structures found in the bronchioles and alveoli normally would protect Cari’s lungs from infectious pathogens and particulate matter? - The wandering phagocytes that remove fine dust particles and other debris
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Nicole is a 35-year-old mentally handicapped young woman. All of her life she has complained of her stomach hurting. The stomach pain would occur a couple of times a week. As she got older the weekly stomach complaints became a daily complaint. In addition to this problem‚ as a pre-teen‚ around eleven years old‚ she started to experience swelling of her hands and feet with no none cause. The swelling would start on one hand and the gradually affected her other hand‚ then each foot‚ or visa-versa
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skeletal system is divided into 2 divisions : the AXIAL SKELETON and the APPENDICULAR SKELETON. the axial skeleton consists of your SKULL‚ HYOID BONE‚ and VERTEBRAL COLUMN. and then your APPENDICULAR SKELETON consists of your SHOULDER GIRDLE‚ UPPER EXTREMITIES‚ and LOWER EXTREMITIES. your skull is the superior portion of your axial skeleton‚ wherein you can find your frontal bone‚ that forms the anterior third of your cranial dome‚ parrietal bone‚ that forms the middle segment of the cranial dome
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Hello everyone and welcome. I am Cassie Campbell; I am a video reporter with voyage health. Today we will go on a delightful journey in my mini sub that has been minimized to eight microns long and we will be traveling through the body of a young and healthy lady named Mary. We are going to start at the femoral vein and end up in her lungs. After we have explored her lungs we will then travel through her body to exit out through her nose. Warning!!! Warning!!! There is something going on and
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the ambulatory suite for further examination of this lesion‚ using the operating microscope. After the administration of local anesthesia‚ a direct endoscope is introduced. The operating microscope is brought into the field‚ and the pharynx and larynx are visualized. The pharynx appears normal. There was a mass noted of the left vocal cord. The mass was approximately 2.0cm in size and was removed in total and sent to pathology for analysis. All secretions were suctioned‚ and the area was
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identify the breathing tract in humans | | |Give the function of the parts: Nasal and buccal cavities‚ pharynx‚ epiglottis‚ glottis‚ larynx‚ trachea‚ bronchi‚ bronchioles‚ alveoli | | |Explain the essential features of the alveoli and capillaries as surfaces over which gas exchange takes place | | |Describe
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Name: Date: A&P Cat Dissection Lab Report At the conclusion of the cat dissection‚ you will be required to submit a formal report. The format for this will differ from that of the osteoporosis lab report because the dissection is used as an opportunity to review structure and function for the major systems rather than to test a hypothesis and draw a conclusion. Please the following information as a guideline for compiling the lab report. Only one lab report per group is required
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into the lungs.| C)|add water to air.| D)|warm air.| E)|It does all of the above.| Ans:|E| |Link to: 22.1 Inhaled air travels in the upper respiratory system| 3.|Which of the following is a passageway for air and food?| A)|Pharynx| B)|Larynx| C)|Paranasal sinuses| D)|Trachea| E)|Esophagus| Ans:|A| |Link to: 22.1 Inhaled air travels in the upper respiratory system| 4.|The opening to the pharynx from the mouth is called| A)|Palatine| B)|Hypopharynx| C)|Meatuses| D)|Fauces|
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http://www.allsands.com/health/smokingeffects_srw_gn.htm Smoking’s Effects on the Lungs Smoking’s effects on the lungs‚ such as the development of emphysema and lung cancer‚ are mainly caused by tar and nicotine. Learn how smoking cigarettes causes immediate changes to occur in the lungs. One of the hardest habits to break is smoking cigarettes. Everyone knows it damages the lungs‚ causing emphysema and cancer. But do people know HOW these illnesses occur on a physiological level? Perhaps if the
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persisting for a long time: a. chronic bronchitis b. bronchogenic carcinoma c. emphysema d. pneumonia Coarse‚ loud rumbling sounds usually caused by congestion in the bronchial tubes: a. stridor b. rhonchi c. rales d. crackles Throat: a. larynx b. pharynx c. trachea d. epiglottis Lower portion of the lung: a. apex b. base c. bronchioles d. alveoli Smallest branches of the bronchi: a. arterioles b. venules c. alveoli d. bronchioles Collection of pus in the pleural cavity:
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