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What is the substance ejected through the mouth and used for diagnostic purposes in respiratory disorders?
sputum is phlegm ejected through the mouth that can be examined for diagnostic purposes. is a procedure in which a sample of mucus is coughed up from the lungs and them examined under a microscope to detect cancer cells.
What is ejected through the mouth and is used for diagnostic purposes in respiratory disorders?
sputum is phlegm ejected through the mouth that can be examined for diagnostic purposes. is a procedure in which a sample of mucus is coughed up from the lungs and them examined under a microscope to detect cancer cells.
What is the medical term meaning ejecting phlegm through the mouth?
SputumsputumSputum is what is expectorated through the mouth from the respiratory system in a productive cough.
Which substance which is ejected through the mouth is used for diagnostic purposes in respiratory disorders?
sputum
Why does phlegm taste sour?
In the mouth, there is the enzyme called salivary amylase, which digests carbohydrates into sugars, such as glucose. When this enzyme mixes with the carbohydrate in phlegm, they are digested into sugars, hence tasting sweet in the mouth. In addition, there may already be sugars in the phlegm.
What is a spittle?
Saliva as ejected from the mouth.
When you hock up phlegm does it come from the lungs or the stomach?
The phlegm comes from your lungs. It may mix with saliva in your mouth.
When people cough up black phlegm it is called?
Black-looking phlegm can be caused by old blood that either ran down your throat from your mouth or nose due to a cold or dry membranes or from similar old blood in your bronchial tubes from a lung infection or bronchitis. Having bloody sputum (phlegm) is called hemoptysis. Phlegm can be colors ranging from white to black and the color is often, but not always, in streaks in the sputum. Yellow, brown, green, red, pink, and black phlegm are all reasons to see your doctor to determine the cause. See the related question below for more information about causes of black phlegm.
What helps cut phlegm you are choking on at the back of your mouth besides Coca-Cola?
If it is phlegm from being sick (if it is yellow or green) then take a decongestant or gargle with warm salt water, which breaks up the phlegm and kills the bacteria that produce it.
When people cough up black phlegm it is?
Black-looking phlegm can be caused by old blood that either ran down your throat from your mouth or nose due to a cold or dry membranes or from similar old blood in your bronchial tubes from a lung infection or bronchitis. Having bloody sputum (phlegm) is called hemoptysis. Phlegm can be colors ranging from white to black and the color is often, but not always, in streaks in the sputum. Yellow, brown, green, red, pink, and black phlegm are all reasons to see your doctor to determine the cause. See the related question below for more information about causes of black phlegm.
What is the feeding and drinking in food through the mouth called?
deglutination
What does green flem mean?
I believe what is being referred to here as "flem" is really phlegm, or the thick mucus that comes from the mouth. Green phlegm can mean a sign of an infection such as a cold or flu, bronchitis, or some kind of allergic reaction. Usually any kind of colored phlegm can be a sign of an infection so it is advisable to visit a health center or doctor if one has persistent colored phlegm for prolonged periods of time.
