Inhalation (Breathing in) As you inhale‚ your diaphragm contracts or tightens and moves downward and this lead to increases the space in your chest cavity which causes your lungs to expand. The intercostal muscles that are found between your ribs helps with enlarge the chest cavity as they contract which pulls your rib cage both upward and outward as you inhale. The expandation of your lungs causes the air to be breathed in through your nose or mouth. The air goes down your windpipe and into lungs
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The lungs are made up of many types of tissue; the cartilages‚ ciliated epithelium‚ smooth muscle‚ squamous epithelium‚ elastic fibres and goblet cells and glandular tissue. The cartilage is a very stiff and flexible tissue‚ which doesn’t contain air vessels. It is found in trachea‚ bronchus‚ bronchiole and alveolus‚ and it has a structural role. It support‚ and gives strength to trachea and bronchi. It holds the airways open for the resistance with little airway. This prevents it from collapse
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Aspiration pneumonia is an inflammation of your lungs and the bronchial tubes after you inhale oral or gastric content. Inhaling materials like vomit‚ food‚ or liquids can cause bacteria to grow inside your lungs that can turn into pneumonia. The anatomy of the lungs is meant for gas exchange‚ so when liquid or other materials enter the lungs this can prevent the lungs from doing their job. Aspiration pneumonia is more common in people with impaired gag reflexes. Individuals that are more likely
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How to Change a Cuffless Tracheostomy Tube A tracheostomy tube‚ or trach tube‚ allows a person to breath without using his or her nose or mouth. Some trach tubes have a cuff on the end that keeps air from reaching the mouth and nose. A cuffless tracheostomy tube does not have a cuff. Since there is no cuff‚ a person with this kind of trach tube can cough and speak normally. Two people are needed to change a cuffless trach tube. SUPPLIES NEEDED Clean gloves. A new trach tube and an emergency
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Analyzing the differences in carbon dioxide output in the field cricket (Gryllus bimaculotus) and house cricket (Acheta domestica). Discussion In the experiment‚ the field cricket (Gryllus bimaculotus) and house cricket (Acheta domestica) were tested for their carbon dioxide output. The results showed that the field cricket produced significantly more carbon dioxide than the house cricket. As a species that flies‚ exists outdoors and is larger than the house cricket‚ it follows that the field
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Silverfish Extermination SILVERFISH APPEARANCE‚ BIOLOGY‚ HABITS‚ CONTROL RECOMMENDATIONS [pic] Click on image to enlarge Silverfish Photograph by: J.L. Castner‚ University of Florida Silverfish Appearance Silverfishis about 1/2 inch long‚ with a uniform silvery color over the upper surface. Their bodies are long and slender‚ flattened. The bodies are broad at the front‚ and gradually tapering toward the rear. They can be found almost anywhere‚ but prefer damp‚ moderate temperature places
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Infectious Mononucleosis Infectious mononucleosis is an infection caused by a virus. This illness is often called "mono." You can get mono from close contact with someone who is infected. If you have mono‚ you may feel tired and have a sore throat‚ a headache‚ or a fever. HOME CARE • Rest as needed. • Do not play contact sports‚ perform hard exercise‚ or lift anything that is heavy until your doctor says you can. You may need to wait a couple months before playing sports. Your liver or spleen
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COPD which is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is known as a condition that progressively makes it harder to breathe because the airflow into and out of the lungs is reduced. This usually occurs because the airways and air sacs lose their elastic quality‚ the walls between the air sacs are destroyed‚ the walls of the airways become swollen‚ or if the airways are clogged because they made more mucus than usual. Three main conditions of this disease are emphysema‚ chronic obstructive bronchitis
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First‚ diaphragmatic hernias can either be congenital or environmental. Congenital hernias happen due to a problem in the development of the animal embryo. Environmental diaphragmatic hernias are often traumatic and they occur at a larger rate than congenital diaphragmatic hernias do. The condition observed was a traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. A traumatic diaphragmatic hernia occurs when the diaphragm is unsettled to the point that the stomachic organs move up into the chest cavity. Usually‚ the
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The elderly are more prone to catheter associated urinary tract infections. In long term health care facilities the chance of an elderly person developing a urinary tract infection from a catheter is greatly increased. Elderly patients with urinary retention problems receive indwelling urinary catheters which typically remain in place for 30 days or longer. Indwelling catheters cause a patient’s chance of contracting bacteremia to increase by 30 times. The longer a patient has a long term indwelling
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