Chapter 12 - Respiratory System Flashcards
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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alveol/o
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alveolus
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atel/o
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imperfect; incomplete
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bronch/o
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bronchus
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bronchi/o
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bronchus
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide
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diaphragmat/o
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disphragm
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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lob/o
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lobe
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orth/o
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straight
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ox/i
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oxygen
12
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phon/o
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sound; voice
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phren/o
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diaphragm
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pleur/o
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pleura
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py/o
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pus
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spir/o
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breathe; breathing
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somn/o
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sleep
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son/o
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sound
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tom/o
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to cut; section; slice
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tonsill/o
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tonsil
21
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septal cartilage
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flexible hyaline cartilage connected to the nasal bone
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hard palate
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anterior region of nasal cavity and composed of bone
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soft palate
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posterior portion of nasal cavity and consists of muscle tissue
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nasopharynx
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upper part of throat behind nose; an opening on each side leads into the ear
25
fauces
opening of oral cavity into pharynx
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
shortness of breath, cough, and sputum production
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asthma
inflammation of airway and branchospasms which can inhibit air from entering the lungs
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adenoidectomy
excision of adenoids
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alveolar duct
small tube that leads from the terminal bronchiole to respiratory bronchiole and is the point of attachments for alveoli
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aphonia
absence of voice
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asphyxia
lack of oxygen
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aspirate
withdraw fluid, tissue, or other substances from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor
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atelectasis
failure of lung to expand completely
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bronchiectasis
dilation of bronchi
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bronchodilators
type of drug that causes small airways in lungs to open up
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bronchogenic carcinoma
cancer that begins in tissue that lines or covers airways of lungs
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bronchopneumonia
inflammation of the lung, particularly bronchioles and avleoli
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cardiac notch
indentation on surface of left lung
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carina
ridge at base of trachea that separates openings of right and left main bronchi
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conducting zone
provide route for incoming and outgoing air
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dysphonia
condition of difficult speaking
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epistaxis
nosebleed
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eupnea
mode of breathing that occurs at rest and does not require cognitive thought
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fibroelastic membrane
flexible membrane that closes that posterior surface of trachea, connecting c-shaped cartilages
45
hilum of lung
concave region where blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves enter lungs
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hypoxemia
below normal level of oxygen saturated blood (<95%)
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nosocomial infection
infection acquired in hospital
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oropharynx
passageway for both air and food; borders nasopharynx and oral cavity
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pharyngeal tonsil
located at back of throat; known as adenoid when swollen
50
pleural effusion
abnormal collection of fluid between thin layer of tissue (pleura)
51
pneumoconiosis
inhalation of dust
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pneumonia
severe inflammation of lungs in which alveoli are filled with fluid
