Chapter 12 Respiratory System Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
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Adenoid/o
A
Adenoids
2
Q
Alveol/o
A
Alveolus, air sac
3
Q
Bronch/o, bronchi/o
A
Bronchial tube, bronchus
4
Q
Bronchiol/o
A
Bronchiole, small bronchus
5
Q
Capn/o
A
Carbon dioxide
6
Q
Coni/o
A
Dust
7
Q
Cyan/o
A
Blue
8
Q
Epiglott/o
A
Epiglottis
9
Q
Laryng/o
A
Larynx, voice box
10
Q
Lob/o
A
Lobe of lung
11
Q
Mediastin/o
A
Mediastinum
12
Q
Nas.o
A
Nose
13
Q
Orth/o
A
Straight, upright
14
Q
Ox/o
A
Oxygen
15
Q
Pector/o
A
Chest
16
Q
Pharyng/o
A
Pharynx, throat
17
Q
Phon/o
A
Voice
18
Q
Phren/o
A
Diaphragm
19
Q
Pluer/o
A
Pleura
20
Q
Pneum/o, pneumon/o
A
Air, lung
21
Q
Pulmon/o
A
Lung
22
Q
Rhin/o
A
Nose
23
Q
Sinus/o
A
Sinus, cavity
24
Q
Spir/o
A
Breathing
25
Tel/o
Complete
26
Thorac/o
Chest
27
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
28
Trache/o
Trachea, windpipe
29
-Ema
Condition
30
-Osmia
Smell
31
-pnea
Breathing
32
-ptysis
Spitting
33
-sphyxia
Pulse
34
-thorax
Pleura cavity, chest
35
Auscultation
Listening to sounds within the body
36
Percussion
Tapping on a surface to determine the differences in the underlying structure
37
Pleural rub
Scratchy sound produced by pleural surfaces rubbing against each other
38
Rales (crackles)
Fine crackling sounds heard on auscultation (during inhalation) when there is fluid in the alveoli
39
Rhonchi
Loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum
40
Sputum
Material expelled from the bronchi, lungs, or upper respiratory tract by spitting
41
Strider
Strained, high pitches sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx
42
Wheezes
Continuous high-pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing
