Statistics for General Medicine: Respiratory System

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Two organs that remove oxygen from the air and pass it into the blood	Lungs	93%
Bones that surround and protect the lungs and heart	Ribs	93%
Passage (windpipe) connecting the throat with the lungs	Trachea	93%
Openings that inhale and exhale air from the outside	Mouth / Nose	86%
Tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place	Alveoli	79%
Muscle that helps the lungs pull in / push out air	Diaphragm	79%
Tissue flap at the entrance to the trachea that closes when you swallow to keep food and liquids out of your airway	Epiglottis	71%
Hollow organ that allows you to talk and make sounds when air moves in and out	Larynx	71%
Children who breathe directly from their mouth are more likely to develop a ____ while talking	Lisp	71%
Delivers ______ and other nutrients to the cells of the body	Oxygen	71%
Airway tightening due to swelling, making breathing difficult	Asthma	64%
Removes waste gases, such as ______ _______, from the body during exhalation	Carbon Dioxide	64%
Small branches that branches off the bronchial tubes that will lead to the previous one	Bronchioles	57%
Blood vessels in the alveoli walls that moves oxygen and carbon dioxide	Capillaries	50%
Tiny hairs that move in a wave-like motion to filter dust and other irritants out of your airways	Cilia	50%
The left lung is smaller than the right lung, due to the fact that the _____ is where the middle lobe of the left lung would be	Heart	50%
Lung disease, known as the flu, is caused by a virus.	Influenza	50%
The respiratory center of the brain; the bottom part of the brainstem, allows us to breathe without having to think about it	Medulla Oblongata	50%
Tube that delivers air from the mouth and nose to the windpipe	Pharynx	50%
Thin sacs that surround each lung lobe and separate your lungs from the chest wall	Pleura	50%
A doctor that specialises in the respiratory system is referred to as a....	Pulmonologist / Pulmonology	50%
The main characteristic of this condition is coughing; can be either acute or chronic	Bronchitis	43%
The lungs are the only organs in the body that can _____ in water	Float	43%
Your lungs are two major organs of the respiratory system and is situated in the chest, also called....	Thorax	36%
This infection affects your lungs, but can also affect other body parts	Tuberculosis	36%
Tubes at the bottom of the windpipe that connect to each lung	Bronchial Tubes	29%
This inherited condition causes sticky mucus buildups in the lungs and other organs	Cystic fibrosis	29%
	Inferior	29%
	Inferior	29%
	Middle	29%
This lung infection causes fluid in your lungs and can lead to hospitalization.	Pneumonia	29%
Hollow areas between the skull bones that regulate inhaled air to match the body's temperature	Sinuses	29%
The three lobes of the right lobe	Superior	29%
The two lobes of the left lung	Superior	29%
This respiratory infection happens in children under the age of 5	Croup	14%
Allows one to ____ and to _____	Talk	14%
Protects the _______ from harmful substances	Airways	7%
Inhaling asbestos fibers causes scars on the lung and pleural tissues	Asbestosis	7%
Sections of the lungs — three lobes in the right lung and two in the left lung	Lung Lobes	7%
A type of cancer often caused by inhaling asbestos fibers	Mesothelioma	7%
_________ the inhaled air to match with the body's temperature	Regulates	7%
	Smell	7%
Inflamed bronchi causes you to cough up mucus and have trouble breathing	Bronchiectasis	0%
The left lung has two parts that the right part doesn't have 1. Where the heart fits 2. The extension of the superior lobe	Cardiac Notch	0%
A progressive breathing disorder that can’t be reversed	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)	0%
This infection can cause mild or severe respiratory illness	COVID-19	0%
	Lingula	0%
A major risk factor for developing this type of cancer is smoking cigarettes	Lung Carcinoma	0%
Scarring your lungs causes breathing difficulty. It isn’t curable	Pulmonary fibrosis	0%
These growths in your lungs are mainly benign (noncancerous)	Pulmonary Nodules	0%
This respiratory infection can happen in children and adults	Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)	0%
The right lung is _______ than the left lung, but also _____ than the left lung	Shotert	0%
	Wider	0%