Respiratory System Flashcards
1
Q
Alveoli
A
Small air sacs in the lungs
2
Q
Apnoea
A
Absence of breathing
3
Q
Asthma
A
Inflammatory disease of bronchial tubes
4
Q
Asphyxia
A
Suffocation through lack of oxygen in the blood
5
Q
Atelectasis
A
Failure of lungs to expand
6
Q
Auscultation
A
Listening with a stethoscope
7
Q
Bronchiectasis
A
Widening of the bronchial tubes and branches
8
Q
Bronchspasm
A
Cough
9
Q
Coryza
A
common cold
10
Q
crepitation
A
Crackling heard when lungs are infected
11
Q
dyspnoea
A
difficult breathing
12
Q
emphysema
A
Trapped air in alveoli making breathing difficult
13
Q
haemothorax
A
Blood in the pleural cavity
14
Q
haemoptysis
A
Coughing up blood from the lungs
15
Q
larynx
A
voice box
