Chp 10 - Respiratory System Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
-pnea
A
suffix for breathing
2
Q
apnea
A
abnormal breathing
3
Q
ARF
A
Acute Respiratory Failure
4
Q
sudden inability to provide oxygen
A
Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF)
5
Q
alveoli
A
air sacs
6
Q
bronch/i
A
bronchus
7
Q
bronchus
A
left/right airways
8
Q
cilia
A
small hairs / nose hairs
9
Q
cyanosis
A
bluish/grayish discoloration of the skin, nail beds, and/or lips due to lack of oxygen in blood
10
Q
emphysema
A
destroyed alveoli mainly due to tobacco use
11
Q
epistaxis
A
nose bleed
12
Q
exhalation
A
air is pushed out of lungs
13
Q
hyperpnea
A
excessively deep breathing
14
Q
inhalation
A
pulls air into lungs
15
Q
hypopnea
A
extremely shallow breathing
16
Q
laryng/o
A
voice box (larynx)
17
Q
mesothelioma
A
lung cancer due to asbestos exposure
18
Q
oximetry
A
measuring oxygen level of the blood
19
Q
ox/i
A
oxygen
20
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
21
Q
pertussis
A
whooping cough
22
Q
pharyng/o
A
throat (pharynx)
23
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
24
Q
pneum/o
A
lung
25
-ptysis
suffix for spitting
26
hemoptysis
coughing up blood
27
pulmonary edema
accumulation of fluid in the lung tissue
28
rhin/o
nose
29
-rrhea
flow / discharge
30
spir/o
to breathe
31
stridor
high pitched inspiratory sound
32
tachypnea
rapid, shallow breathing
33
Mantoux Skin Test
used to test for TB antibodies
34
antihistamines
block histamine receptors / treats allergic rhinitis & allergy induced asthma
35
bronchodilators
relax bronchi to improve ventilation to lungs
36
decongestants
reduce congestion/swelling of mucous membranes
37
expectorants
promote the expulsion of mucus from respiratory tract
38
respiratory system delivers ______ to cells
oxygen
39
upper respiratory
nose / nasal cavity / nasopharynx / oropharynx / laryngopharynx / larynx
40
lower respiratory
trachea / bronchi / bronchioles / alveoli / capillaries
