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Respiratory System
Respiratory System
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04/22/2005

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6 organs of respiratory system
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"nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs-alveoli"
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external nares
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nostrils
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function of respiratory system - 3
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"oversees gas exchanges between blood and external environment; exchange of gasses take place within the lungs in the alveoli; passageways to lungs purify, warm and humidify incoming air"
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conchae
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mucosa-covered projections or lobes on lateral wall of nasal cavity that increase surface area of mucosa exposed to air; they also increase air turbulence in nasal cavity
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nasal cavity is separated from oral cavity by…
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palate
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2 parts of palate
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hard palate is in the front and soft palate is in the back
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nasal cavity surrounded by…
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"ring of paranasal sinuses (located in frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid, and maxillary bones)"
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3 function of sinuses
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lighten the skull AND act as resonance chambers for speech AND produce mucus that drains into nasal cavity
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olfactory receptors located where?
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in mucosa on superior surface of nasal cavity
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respiratory mucosa
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nasal cavity lines with this (except superior part which has olfactory receptors); mosten air and trap foreign particles
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pharynx
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throat-muscular passage from nasal cavity to larynx
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3 regions of pharynx
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nasopharynx (superior behind nasal cavity); oropharynx (middle region behind mouth); laryngopharynx (inferior region attached to larynx)
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3 tonsils of the pharynx
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paharyngeal tonsil (adenoids) in nasopharynx; palatine tonsilsin oropharynx; lingual tonsils at base of tongue
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auditory tubes enter the…
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nasopharynx
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2 functions of larynx
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voice box-routes air and food into proper channels; plays a role in speech
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larynxy is made of…
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"8 rigid hyaline cartilages and a spoon-shaped flap of elastic cartilage, the epiglottis"
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thyroid cartilage - 2
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largest hyaline cartilage of larynx; protrudes anteriorly (Adam's apple)
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epiglottis (location and function)
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superior opening of larynx; routes food to esophagus and air toward trachea
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vocal cords (vocal folds)
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part of larynx - vibrate with expelled air to create sound (speech)
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glottis
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part of larynx - opening between vocal cords
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trachea - 3
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windpipe - connects larynx with bronchi; lined with ciliated mucosa; walls are reinforces with C-shaped hyaline cartilage
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ciliated mucosa - 3
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line the trachea; beat continuously in opposite direction of incoming air; expel mucus loaded with dust and other debris away from lungs
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primary bronchi (right and left) - 3
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formed by division of trachea; enters lun at the hilus (medial depression); subdivide into smaller and smaller branches
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difference between right and left bronchi
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"right is wider, shorter and straighter than the left"
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2 portions of the lung
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apex is located near the clavicle and base rests on diaphragm
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lobes of the lung
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each lung divided into lobes by fissures--left lung has 2 lobes and right lung has 3 lobes
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covering of inside lung surface
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visceral serosa called the pulmonary or fisceral pleura
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walls of thoracic cavity (outside of lung) lined with…
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parietal pleura
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pleural fluid
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fills area between layer of pleura in lung (visceral and parietal)
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5 respiratory tree divisions
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"primary bronchi, secondary bronchi, tertiary bronchi, bronchioli, terminal bronchioli"
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bronchioles
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smallest branches of bronchi
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all but smallest branches of bronchioles have…
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reinforcing cartilage
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terminal bronchioles end in…
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alveoli
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respiratory zone includes… (4)
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"respiratory bronchioles; alveolar ducts; alveolar sacs, and alveoli"
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respiratory zone
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only place where gas exchange takes place - all other passages are conducting zone structures
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respiratory membrane (what happens here?)
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gas exhcnage takes place withing the alveoli in the respiratory membrane--air blood barrier
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what lines alveolar walls?
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thin squamous epithelial layer
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respiratory membrane consists of…
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"the epithelial cells of the alveoli, the endothelial cells of the capillaries, and the two fused basement membranes of these layers (alveolar walls, capillary walls, and their fusesd basemsent membranes)"
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gas crosses respiratory membrane by…
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diffusion - oxygen enters blood; carbon dioxide enters the alveoli
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_________ add protection during gas exchange
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"macrophages (pick up bacteria, carbon particles, and other debris)"
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surfactant
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a lipid molecule that coats the gas-exposed alveolar surfaces
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4 events of respiration
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pulmonary ventilation; external respiration; respiratory gas transport; internal respiration
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pulmonary ventilation
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moving air in and out of lungs (commonly called breathing)
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external respiration
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gas exchange (O2 loading and CO2 unloading) between pulmonary blood and alveoli
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respiratory gas transport
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transport to an from lungs and tissue cells of O2 and CO2 via the blood stream
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internal respiration
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gas exchange between blood and tissue cells in systemic capillaries
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2 phases of pulmonary ventilation (breathing)
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inspiration and expiration
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events during inspiration (3)
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diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract; size of thoracic cavity increases; external air is pulled into lungs due to increase in intrapulmonary volume
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events during exhalation (2)
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"as muscles relax, air is pushed out of lungs; forces expiration can occur mostly by contracting internal intercostal muscles to depress rib cage"
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normal pressure within pleural space is always…
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negative (intrapleural pressure)
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difference in lung and pleural space pressures does what?
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keeps lungs from collapsing
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6 examples of nonrespiratory air movements
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"cough, sneeze, lauging, crying, yawn, hiccup"
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normal breathing moves about how much air with each breath?
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500 ml (tidal volume-TV)
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4 factors that affect respiratory capacity
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"size of person, sex, age, physical condition"
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residual volume of air
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air remaining in lung after expiration - about 1200 ml
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inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)
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amount of air that can be taken in forcibly over the tidal volume - between 2100 and 3200 ml
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expiratory reserve volume (ERV)
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amount of air that can be forcibly exhaled - approximatley 1200 ml
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vital capacity (VC)
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total amount of exhangeable air = TV + IRV + ERV
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dead space volume
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air that remains in conducting zone and never reaches alveoli - about 150 ml
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functional volume
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air that actually reaches the respiratory zone and contributes to gas exchange - about 350 ml
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respiratory capacities are measured with a…
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spirometer
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respiratory sounds monitored with a…
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stethoscope
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bronchiol sounds
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produce by air rushing through trachea and bronchi
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vesicular breating sounds
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occur as air fills the alveoli (soft and resemble muffled breeze)
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oxygen movement in the blood during external respiration (3)
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alveoli always has more O2 than the blood; O2 moves by diffusion towards the area of lower concentration; pulmonary capillary blood gains O2
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carbon dioxide movement out of the blood during external respiration (2)
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blood returning from tissues has higher concentrations of CO2 than air in the alveoli; pulmonary capillary blood gives up CO2
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2 ways oxygen is transported in blood
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attaches to hemoglobin molecules inside the RBCs to form oxyhemoglobin (HbO2); small amount is carried dissolved in the plasma
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2 ways carbon dioxide is transported in blood
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"most is transported in plasma as bicarbonate ion (HCO3-); small amount is carried inside RBCs on hemoglobin, but at different binding sites than those of O2"
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internal respiration is OPPOSITE what occurs in the lungs…
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CO2 diffuses OUT of tissue to blood; O2 diffuses from blood into tissue
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activity of respiratory muscles is transmitted to brain by which 2 nerves?
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phrenic and intercostal nerves
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neural centers that control respiratory rhythm and epth are located in the… (2)
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medulla (sets basic rhythm of breathing) and pons (the pons appears to smooth out respiratory rate)
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eupnea
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normal respiratory rate (of about 12-15 respirations per minute)
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physical factors influencing respiratory rate and depth - 4
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increased body temp; exercise; talking; coughing
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factors that influence respiratory rate and depth - 4
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physical factors; volition or conscious control; emotional factors; chemical factors
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how CO2 levels influence respiratory rate and depth (chemical factors)
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increased CO2 increases respiration rate and depth; changes in CO2 concentrations in blood act directly on medulla centers
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how O2 levels influence respiratory rate and depth (chemical factors)
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changes in O2 concentration in blood are detected by chemoreceptors in aorta and carotid artery; these in turn send info to the medulla oblongata
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2)
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chronic bronchitis and amphysema
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5 key features of COPD
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"patients almost always have history of smoking; labored breathing (dyspnea) becomes progressively more severe; coughing and frequent pulmonary infections are common; most victims retain CO2, are hypoxic and have respiratory acidosis; those infected will ultimately develop respiratory failure"
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chaacteristics of emphysema (6)
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destruction of alveolar walls; chronic inflammation promotes lung fibrosis; airways collapse during expiration; patients use large amount o fen ergy to exhale; overinflation of lungs leads to permanently expanded barrel chest; cyanosis appears late in disease
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characteristics of chronic bronchitis (6)
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mucosa of lower respiratory passages becomes severely inflamed; mucus production increases; pooled mucus impairs ventilation and gas exchange; risk of lung infection increases; pneumonia is common; hypoxia and cyanosis occur early
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3 common types of lung cancer
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squamous cell carcinoma; adenocarcinoma; small cell carcinoma
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2 characteristics of asthma
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"chroni inflamed hypersensitive bronchiole passages; response to irritants with dyspnea, coughing, and wheezing"
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cystic fibrosios
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oversecreation of thick mucus clogs respiratory system
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