the winpipe. ant. to the esophagus. covered in cricoid cartilage
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bronchi
transport gases, filled w air but do not hv gas exchange properties
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acincus
bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sace, and alveoli
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alveoli
create large surface area for gas exchange
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functions of the resp system
supplying oxygen to the body, removing carbon dioxide, maintaining homeostasis (acid-base balance), maintaining heat exchange
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hypercapnia
inc in the CO2 in the blood
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hypoxemia
dec in O2 in the blood
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atelectasis
collapsed shrunken section of alveoli or the entire lung
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pleural effusion
collection of excess fluid in the intrapleural space, settles at the base of the lungs
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pneumothorax
free air in the pleural space causees partial of complete lung collapse. Occurs bc of rupture in the lung wall (spontaneous) or leak in chest wall (traumatic).
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