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internal respiration

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the exchange of gases at the level of the cells

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paranasal sinuses

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hollow, air containing spaces within the skull, produce mucus, lighten the bones of the skull and help produce sound

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nasopharynx

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pharyngeal tonsils (adenoids) are found in this space

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oropharynx

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palatine tonsils are found in this space

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laryngopharynx

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common passageway for food from the mouth and air from the nose, divides larynx and esophagus

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thyroid cartilage

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largest in men (adam’s apple), surrounds larynx for support and to keep the airway open

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epiglottis

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flap of cartilage attached to the root of the tongue, prevents choking or aspiration of food, lid over opening of larynx

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right lung

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three lobes

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left lung

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two lobes

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hilum

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midline region in which blood vessels, nerves, lymphatic tissue, and bronchial tubes enter and exit

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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alveol/o

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alveolus, air sac

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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchial tube, bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole, small bronchus

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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coni/o

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dust

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cyan/o

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blue

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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laryng/o

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layrnx, voice box

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lob/o

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lobe of the lung

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mediastin/o

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mediastinum

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nas/o

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nose

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orth/o

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straight, upright

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pector/o
chest
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pharyng/o
pharynx, throat
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phon/o
voice
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phren/o
diaphragm
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pleur/o
pleura
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effusion
escape of fluid from blood vessels or lymphatics into a cavity or into tissue spaces
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pneum/o, pneumon/o
air, lung
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pulmon/o
lung
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rhin/o
nose
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sinus/o
sinus, cavity
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spir/o
breathing
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tel/o
complete
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thorac/o
chest
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tonsill/o
tonsils
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trache/o
trachea, windpipe
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-ema
condition
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-osmia
smell
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-pnea
breathing
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-ptysis
spitting
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-sphyxia
pulse
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-thorax
pleural cavity, chest
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auscultation
listening to sounds in body
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percussion
tapping on surface to determine differene of density of underlying structure
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pleaural rub
scratchy sounds by pleaural surfaces rubbing together
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rales (crackles)
fluid in alveoli, crackling sounds heard on inhalation
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rhonchi
loud rumbling sounds on inhalation of bronchi, obstructed by sputum
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sputum
material expelled from bonchi by spitting (lungs or URT)
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stridor
strained, high pitched sound heard on inspiration, obstruction in pharynx or layrnx
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wheezes
high-pitched whistling sounds on breathing
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croup
RSV, acute viral infection with obstruction of layrnx, children, barking cough and stridor
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diphtheria
acute infection of URI by diphtheria bacteria
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epistaxis
nose bleed
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pertussis
whooping cough
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bronchiectasis
chronic dilation of bronchus
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chronic bronchitis
inflammation of bronchi over long time, COPD
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cystic fibrosis
mucus in lungs that don't drain, inherited disorder
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atelctasis
collapsed lung, incomplete expanision of alveoli
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emphysema
hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls, COPD
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lung cancer
malignant tumor from lungs and bronchi
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pneumoconiosis
exposure to certain dusts, chronic inflammation, infection and bronchitis
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pneumonia
acute inflammation and infection of alveoli
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pulmonary abscess
large collection of pus in lung
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pulmonary edema
fluid in lung
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pulmonary enbolism
clot or other material lodged in vessels of lung
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pulmonary fibrosis
formation of scar tissue in connective tissue of lungs
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sarcoidosis
chronic, small nodes develop in lungs, lymph nodes and organs
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tuberculosis
infectious disease, lungs affected
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mesothelioma
rare malignant tumor in pleura
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plureal effusion
accumulation of fluid in pleural space
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pleurisy
inflammation of pleura
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pneumothorax
collection of air in pleural space
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positron emission tomography scan of lungs
radioactive glucose injected, metabolic activity shown in lungs
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ventilation-perfusion scan
device record radioactivity in lungs after injection of radioisotope and inhalation of gas
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endotracheal intubation
placement of tube through mouth into pharynx, layrnx, and trachea, establish airway
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pulmonary function test
measure ventilation machanics of lungs
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tuberculin test
determines past or present tuberculosis exposure on positive skin reaction

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