Table of Contents
- 1 What expands the opening of the passages into the lungs?
- 2 What helps keep the lungs expanded?
- 3 What holds open the respiratory passages?
- 4 What medication expands or opens air passages?
- 5 What supplements help lung function?
- 6 What procedure helps maintain an open airway?
- 7 Is a medication that expands the opening of the passages?
What expands the opening of the passages into the lungs?
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| Term alveoli | Definition tiny air sacs found at the end of respiratory bronchioles where gas exchange occurs. |
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| Term bronchodilator | Definition a medication that expands the opening of the passages into the lungs. |
| Term bronchorrhea | Definition excessive discharge of mucous from the bronchi. |
What helps keep the lungs expanded?
Your DIAPHRAGM is the strong wall of muscle that separates your chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. By moving downward, it creates suction in the chest, drawing in air and expanding the lungs. RIBS are bones that support and protect your chest cavity. They move slightly to help your lungs expand and contract.
What medication expands Airpasses?
Terbutaline is a bronchodilator, a medication that dilates (expands) air passages in the lungs.
What holds open the respiratory passages?
The larynx connects the lower part of the pharynx, the laryngopharynx, to the trachea. It keeps the air passages open during breathing and digestion and is the key organ for producing sound. This larynx is comprised of nine cartilages.
What medication expands or opens air passages?
A bronchodilator is a medication that relaxes and opens the airways, or bronchi, in the lungs.
Which medication is administered to prevent or relieve coughing?
Guaifenesin belongs to a class of drugs known as expectorants. It works by thinning and loosening mucus in the airways, clearing congestion, and making breathing easier. Dextromethorphan belongs to a class of drugs known as cough suppressants. It acts on a part of the brain (cough center) to reduce the urge to cough.
What supplements help lung function?
Taking certain dietary supplements, including, vitamin C, vitamin D, magnesium, omega-3s, zinc, and selenium may also help promote lung health, especially among those with conditions that affect the lungs, such as COPD, asthma, and certain forms of cancer.
What procedure helps maintain an open airway?
Endotracheal intubation (EI) is often an emergency procedure that’s performed on people who are unconscious or who can’t breathe on their own. EI maintains an open airway and helps prevent suffocation.
What happens when the lungs expand?
When you breathe in by enlarging the chest cage, the “balloons” expand as air rushes in to fill the vacuum. When you breathe out, the “balloons” relax and air moves out of the lungs. Tiny blood vessels surround each of the 300 million alveoli in the lungs.