What respiratory problems can arise from habitual smoking? Explain how these problems may develop due to smoking

Q: Who is more prone to develop respiratory problems, an adult or a child? Explain with examples.

A: The respiratory system is one of the important systems in the body that helps in the exchange of…

Q: Describe the effect that impulses from the pneumotaxic and apneustic centers in the pons have on the…

A: The process of breathing refers to the gaseous movements through the air passageways that occur for…

Q: How does Chronic Bronchitis causes the low/decrease oxygen bound to hemoglobin, explain.

A: Introduction:-  Chronic bronchitis is a disorders in which there is long term exposure of irritants…

Q: Describe the structure and function of the respiratory system organs

A: All the organisms utilize oxygen to break the simple molecules like glucose, amino acids, or fatty…

Q: Compare and Contrast Breathing Respiration

A: Breathing and respiration are the major processes that are important for the normal functioning of…

Q: Describe the process of inhalation in the air pressure in the chest cavity

A: Breathing is a process mainly consist of two activities, inhalation and exhalation. It is a process…

Q: Describe the changes that occur in the respiratory system in old age?

A: Answer: Introduction: The main role of the respiratory system is to transfer the oxygen to the body…

Q: Explain the factors that affect gas movement throughthe respiratory membrane.

A: Answer: Introduction: Gas exchange is well-organized because of a thin respiratory membrane, the…

Q: Explain why puncturing the pleural membrane (pneumothorax) causes the lung to collapse

A: Pleural membrane helps in the protection and lubrication of lungs.As lungs expands and contract…

Q: List the branches of the bronchial tree.

A: The bronchial tree comprises the bronchi along with its various branches that transport air to the…

Q: If you smoke but do not inhale, is there any danger?

A: Smoking is injurious to our health because it causes lung cancer which leads to death. Smoking is of…

Q: Why Do Smokers Have “Smoker’sCough”?

A: Smoker's Cough:              Cilia a tiny hair-like structures along the airways, that loses its…

Q: Some medical conditions can cause an abnormally low concentration of H+ ions in the blood. Explain…

A: A condition of the body wherein the blood becomes excessive alkaline, is known as Metabolic…

Q: Describe how emphysema interferes with the function and structure of the respiratory system.

A: Emphysema is a condition which results in the patient suffering due to shortness of breath. The…

Q: Describe the three respiratory disorders commonlyassociated with smoking tobacco.

A: Tobacco smoke is taken in by smoking cigarettes. Tobacco contains more than 7000 chemicals out of…

Q: Explain what determines the rate and depth of breathing

A: The movement of air in or out of the lungs also called pulmonary ventilation or breathing. The two…

Q: Contrast the events of inhalation and exhalation.

A: The respiratory system carries the network of tissues in the body for breathing. Some of the muscles…

Q: Discuss the regulation on respiration

A: Respiration is the process by which gaseous exchange of the body takes place .

Q: What prevent the lungs and chest wall move inward during expiration

A: Expiration is the flow of the breath out of an organism. It is the movement of air from the lungs…

Q: A smoker sees his doctor because he had a persistent cough for months and is short of breath after…

A: Smokers coughing may show symptoms like phlegm development, crackling sounds in the chest, and…

Q: How does a pneumothorax affect lung function

A: If air continues to get into pleural space as if we breathe this can start to compress our lungs and…

Q: What happens to the respiratory process in a man going up a hill?

A: Aerobic respiration is a type of cellular respiration, in which the oxygen is consumed as a reactant…

Q: TRUE FALSE The wall of the bronchiole is supported by plates of hyaline cartilage.

A: Lungs are an important part of the body that can be described as a spongy, air-filled cavity that…

Q: Dimitri’s wife complains that every night her husband snores loudly, which is interrupted by…

A: Snoring is a harsh sound which comes out of the nose and the nasal passage as a result of…

Q: The trachea bifurcates into ______________________________. a. secondary bronchi b. primary bronchi…

A: Trachea is a tube-like organ which connects the larynx to the lungs. It conducts the transports of…

Q: Why do people with chronic bronchitis have a higher than normal rate of respiratory infections

A: Chronic bronchitis is disease of group chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Q: Explain the oxygen demands of quiet respiration versusforced respirations.

A: Introduction ; The act of breathing, also known as pulmonary ventilation, is the flow of air into…

Q: Explain why it is so important to exhale completely when doing exercise.

A: Breathing is a mechanical process. An organism takes in oxygen during breathing from its…

Q: A smoker develops damage to several alveoli that then can no longer function. How does this affect…

A: The alveoli as the most distal part of the respiratory tract function primarily in gas exchange.…

Q: Explain how cigarette smoking impacts the lungs at the physiologic level.

A: Smoking is a condition in which a person gets addicted to tobacco smoke due to the addictive…

Q: A hardcore smoker can easily suffer from a prolonged cough. Explain how this condition affects the…

A: Smoking is injurious to health because it causes the problems with respiratory system including our…

Q: What are the goals of respiration? What dictates the need for more effective respiration?

A: Cellular respiration takes place both aerobically as well as anaerobically. When oxygen is present…

Q: Obstructive Disorders Restrictive Disorders Weakening of respiratory muscles Heavy smokers…

A: Obstructive disorder is a respiratory condition characterized by the decrease in airflow from the…

Q: Describe the structure of the respiratory membrane and how this structure pertains to its function.…

A: The process of respiration mainly includes two phases, outside the cells i.e. Breathing and gaseous…

Q: Discuss how inhaling increased amounts of CO2 affects pulmonary ventilation.

A: Pulmonary ventilation is usually referred as breathing. It includes the flowing of air into the…

Q: When a patient has chronic bronchitis, what happens to the airways?

A: Disease:   When an organism’s body system does not work properly or any organ affects by viruses,…

Q: Why do gym instructors or PE teachers instruct those exercising to breathe deeply?

A: During exercise like walking, running, swimming, cycling etc. proper breathing is very important to…

Q: Research a chronic lung disease (such as asthma, COPD, emphysema, fibrosis, etc) and explain how it…

A: Asthama is a condition in which the airways of the person narrow and swell and may produce extra…

Q: Describe and explain the effects of smoking on the functioning of the respiratory system.

A: Tobacco smoking is the practice of burning tobacco and ingesting the smoke that is produced due to…

Q: List the components of the upper respiratory tract vs the components of the lower respiratory tract.

A: The respiratory system functions primarily to provide oxygen to body tissues for cellular…

Respiratory Infections

Respiratory infections are infectious diseases of the respiratory tract that are mostly caused by bacteria and viruses. They cause infections of the throat, sinuses, airway path, and lungs. Respiratory infections are typically divided into two types: upper tract respiratory infection and lower tract respiratory infection.