Procrastination
- Postponing or putting off something you need to do until later.
- It is usually done to deal with something that we would rather not have to deal with.
- Procrastination short term reduces anxiety
- Long term it increases our anxiety and interferes with our ability to complete tasks we are
responsible for.
Procrastination (example)
- Giving socially acceptable reasons or explanations for our behavior
We rationalize procrastinating by finding excuses: Too boring
Too busy
Do it tomorrow
Work better under pressure
Not in the mood.
More important things to do
No time
This is too confusing- it will be clearer tomorrow
Identify Goals
- Short Term: Address desired results that can take hours, weeks, months or years to
complete.
- Intermediate: Aims at things you want to achieve within one to five years. If set correctly
they are key to reaching long term goals.
- Long Term: Lifelong journeys that frequently include career aspirations or ambitions.
Outcomes are usually greater than five years out.
Daily calendars:
- Design the calendar the evening before. Slot in all school and work activities for the day then
do a priority "to do" list. Combine activities and multi-task where possible.
,Monthly Calendars:
- Help control mental clutter .Do for every month in the semester. Include all schoolwork and
personal events. Also include project due dates, school holidays and vacations.
Structure of the Upper Respiratory Tract
- Nose, Spetum, Pharynx, larynx, and trachea
Structure of the Lower Respiratory Tract
- lungs, alveoli, bronchi, and diaphragm
Nose (function)
- Air enters and leaves. Cilia sweep foreign material toward throat for elimination.
Septum (function)
- The nasal septum is the structure inside the nose that separates the two nostrils and nasal
cavities.
Pharynx throat (function)
- Airway connection to larynx. Serves as passageway for air from nose and food from mouth.
Larynx (voice box) (function)
- Contains structures that make vocal sounds possible. Connected to the trachea.
Trachea (function) (windpipe)
- Branches in two tubes called bronchi. Serves as passageway for air to the bronchi.
Lungs (function)
- Left lung has two lobes. Right lung has three lobes.
, Alveoli (function)
- Air sacs of lungs provide breathing (ventilation).
Bronchi (function)
- Bronchi enter a lung and subdivide into smaller branches called bronchioles. Bronchioles are
the smallest branches of the bronchi and terminate at the alveoli
Diaphragm (function)
- Aids in the process of breathing. Contracts and descends with each inhalation (inspiration).
Respiration
- External, exchange of air at the lungs.
- Internal, exchange of gases at the cellular level within organs of the body.
Other functions, with help of cardiovascular system
- Provides oxygen to body cells.
- Eliminates the waste product carbon dioxide (C O2).
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
- Provides oxygen (O2) and removes C O2 from body cells.
Name the structures of the upper respiratory tract (U R T).
- Nose, pharynx, larynx, and trachea
What are the structures of the lower respiratory tract?
- Bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, and lungs
What do abbreviations O2 and C O2 mean?