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Exam 3 Flashcards

1
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pneum/o

A

lung

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2
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rhin/o

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nose

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3
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adenoids

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lymphoid tissue located in the nasopharynx behind the nose

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4
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pharynx

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both air and food travel through this

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5
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diaphragm

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large muscle that is important ot the respiratory system

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6
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vital capacity

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total volume of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inspiration is called

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7
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apnea

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lack of breathing

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8
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dyspnea

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painful breathing

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9
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tracheostenosis

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narrowing of the trachea

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10
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epistaxis

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nosebleed

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11
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thoracotomy

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incision into the chest cavity

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12
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percussion

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using the fingertips to tap on the surface to determine the condition beneath

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13
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phlegm

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thick mucus secreted by the membranes that line the repiratory tract

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14
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croup

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acute respiratory condition found in infants characterized by a barking cough

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15
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patent

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open, unblocked

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16
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PCP

A

pneumonia

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17
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chol/e

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gall

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18
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enter/o

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small intestine

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19
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or/o

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mouth

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20
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hiatal hernia

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protrusion of the stomach through the diaphragm into the thoracic cavity

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21
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pyloric sphincter

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ring of muscles at the opening between the stomach and the duodenum

22
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liver

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organ that produces bile

23
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gallbladder

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organ that stores bile

24
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diverticulitis

A

inflammation of a blind pouch or sac in the colon

25
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Which is not a salivary gland?

A

palatine

26
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volvulus

A

term for twisting or kinking of the intestine causing obstruction

27
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cholelithiasis

A

abrnomal condition of gall stones

28
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cholecystectomy

A

excision of the gall bladder

29
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gingivitis

A

inflamation of the gums

30
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NPO

A

nothing by mouth

31
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liver scan

A

imagin technique utilizing radioactive substances

32
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cystocele

A

protrusion of the bladder

33
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cyst/o

A

bladder

34
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pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

35
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pyelonephritis

A

distension of the renal pelvis due to urine in kidnesy

36
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nephrolithiasis

A

condition of stones in the kidney

37
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micturition

A

urination

38
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cystorrhagia

A

bleeding from the bladder

39
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uretostenosis

A

narrowing of the ureter

40
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pyeloplasty

A

surgical repair of the renal pelvis

41
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anuria

A

complete absence of urine

42
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oliguria

A

reduced amount of urination

43
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pyuria

A

pus in the urine

44
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dysuria

A

painful urination

45
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urinalysis

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lab test that consists of a physical chemical and microscopic exam of urine

46
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cortex

A

outer portion of the kidney

47
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U/A

A

URINALYSSIS

48
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fimbriae

A

fingerlike projections of the ends of the fallopian tubes

49
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amniocentesis

A

surgical puncture of the amniotic sac to remove fluid

50
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perineum

A

region between vaginal opening and anus

51
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oophor/o

A

ovary

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