Respiratory System Flashcards
(99 cards)
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adenoid/o
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adenoid
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tonsill/o
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tonsil
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nas/o, rhin/o
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nose
4
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laryng/o
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larynx (voice box)
5
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pharyng/o
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pharynx (throat)
6
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trache/o
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trachea (windpipe)
7
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sept/o
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septum
8
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sin/o, sinus/o
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sinus
9
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pneum/o, pnemat/o, pneumon/o
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lungs, air
10
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pulmon/o
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lungs
11
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lob/o
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lobe
12
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
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bronchus
13
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole
14
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alveol/o
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alveolus (air sac, site for gas exchange)
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thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o
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chest
16
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pleur/o
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pleura (membrane surrounding the lungs)
17
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phren/o
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diaphragm
18
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ox/o
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oxygen
19
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spir/o, -penia
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breathing
20
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to breathe through
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perspire
21
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to breathe together
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conspire
22
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to breathe out
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expire
23
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capn/o, carb/o
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carbon dioxide
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nares
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nostrils
25
tube-shaped cartilage inside the nose
turbinates
26
cessation of breathing
apnea
27
slow breathing
bradypnea
28
difficulty breathing
dyspnea
29
normal breathing
eupnea
30
heavy breathing
hyperpnea
31
shallow breathing
hypopnea
32
able to breathe only in upright position
orthopnea
33
rapid breathing
tachypnea
34
overbreathing
hyperventilation
35
underbreathing
hypoventilation
36
nosebleed
epistaxis
37
runny nose
rhinorrhea
38
involuntary contraction of the diaphragm; hiccups
phrenospasm
39
pain in the pleura
pleuralgia, pleurodynia
40
chest pain
thoracalgia
41
coughing material out of the lungs
expectoration
42
coughing up blood
hemoptysis
43
mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing
sputum
44
using a stethoscope to listen to the chest
auscultation
45
bluish color in the skin caused by insufficient oxygen
cyanosis
46
incomplete expansion
atelectasis
47
expansion of the bronchi
bronchiectasis
48
blood in the chest
hemothorax
49
paralysis of the diaphragm
phrenoplegia
50
fluid pouring out into the pleura
pleural effusion
51
air and blood in the chest
pnemohemothorax
52
air in the chest
pnemothorax
53
swelling in the lungs
pulmonary edema
54
excessive carbon dioxide
hypercapnia, hypercarbia
55
insufficient carbon dioxide
hypocapnia, hypocarbia
56
insufficient oxygen in the blood
hypoxemia
57
insufficient oxygen
hypoxia
58
procedure to look inside the bronchi
bronchoscopy
59
procedure to record carbon dioxide levels
capnography
60
instrument to measure carbon dioxide levels
capnometer
61
procedure to measure oxygen levels
oximetry
62
recording multiple aspects of sleep
polysomnography
63
group of tests used to evaluate the condition and operation of lungs
pulmonary function testing
64
procedure to measure breathing
spirometry
65
examination of the chest
thoracoscopy
66
imaging procedure for recording pulmonary blood vessel activity
pulmonary angiography
67
scan that tests whether a problem in the lungs is caused by airflow or blood flow
ventilation-perfusion scan
68
inflammation of the larynx
laryngitis
69
inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi
laryngotracheobronchitis
70
inflammation of nasal passages
rhinitis
71
inflammation of all sinuses
pansinusitis
72
inflammation of the sinus
sinusitis
73
condition where the patient ceases to breathe while asleep
sleep apnea
74
a disease causing episodic narrowing and inflammation of the airway
asthma
75
inflammation of the bronchiole
bronchiolitis
76
inflammation of the bronchi
bronchitis
77
group of lung diseases characterized by the continual blockage of lung passages
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
78
a disease that causes the alveoli to lose elasticity
emphysema
79
inflammation of the pleura
pleuritis, pleurisy
80
lung condition caused by dust
pneumoconiosis
81
lung condition
pneumonia
82
inflammation of the lung
pneumonitis
83
blockage in the pulmonary blood supply
pulmonary embolism
84
a cancerous tumor originating in the bronchi
bronchiogenic carcinoma
85
insertion of a tube inside the trachea
endotracheal intubation
86
removal of the larynx
laryngectomy
87
creation of an opening in the trachea
tracheostomy
88
incision into the trachea
traceotomy
89
removal of a lobe
lobectomy
90
reattachment of the pleura
pleuropexy
91
removal of a lung
pneumonectomy
92
puncture of the chest
thoracocentesis
93
creation of an opening in the chest
thoracostomy
94
incision into the chest
thoracotomy
95
drug that prevents coughing
antitussive
96
drug that expands the walls of the bronchi
bronchodilator
97
drug that encourages the expulsion of material from the lungs
expectorant
98
drug that aids in the breakdown of mucus
mucolytic
99
machine that administers respiratory medication by creating a cloud or mist that is inhaled by the patient
nebulizer
