Chapter 10 Flashcards
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Route for nose (2)
nas/o, rhin/o
Route for air or lungs (3)
pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o
Route four lungs
pulmon/o
Route for bronchus(2)
bronch/o, bronchi/o
Route for rib
cost/o
Route for chest
thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o
Route for diaphragm
phren/o
Route for carbon dioxide (2)
capn/o, carb/o
Another name for nostrils
Nares
Tube shaped cartilage inside the nose
Turbinates
Another name for throat
Pharynx
Cessation of breathing
Apnea
Good/normal breathing
Eupnea
Rapid breathing
tachypnea
Slow breathing
bradypnea
Shallow breathing
Hypopnea
Heavy breathing
hyperpnea
Difficulty breathing
Dyspnea
Able to breathe only in an upright position
Orthopnea
Over breathing; the condition of having too much air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypocapnia
Hyperventilation
Under breathing; the condition of having two little air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypercapnia
Hypoventilation
Bad voice condition/also known as hoarseness
Dysphonia
A nosebleed
Epistaxes
Excessive blood flow from the nose – another term for a nosebleed
rhinorrhagia