Chapter 7 MT Flashcards
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difficult or labored breathing
Dyspnea
Acts as a lid to prevent food from entering the lungs when swallowing
Epiglottis
Absence of oxygen from the body’s tissue
Anoxia
Disease also known as whooping cough
Pertussis
Sudden closer of the larynx
Laryngospasm
Any voice impairment, including hoarseness, weakness, or loss of voice.
Dysphonia
Runny nose
Rhinorrhea
Normal Breathing
Eupnea
Region of the chest that contains the heart, aorta, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes, and thymus.
Mediastinum
Accumulation of pus in the pleural or other body cavitys
Empyema
interior membrane of the nose.
Mucous
Commonly known as a windpipe
Trachea
Smallest branches of the bronchial tree
Bronchioles
Accumulation of air and gas in the pleural space that causes the lungs to collapse
Pneumothorax
Bleeding from the Trachea
Tracheorrhagia
Excessive discharge of mucus from the bronchi
Bronchorrhea
A genetic disorder
Cystic Fibrosis
Pnemonia prevented through vaccination
Bacterial
Condition known as Collapse Lung
Atelecatsis
Pharynx visible when looking into the mouth
Oropharynx