Respiratory System Flashcards
(97 cards)
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a-
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without
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brady-
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slow
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dys-
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difficult, abnormal
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eu-
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normal, good
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ex-
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out
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hyper-
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excessive
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in-
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in
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para-
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near
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re-
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again
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tachy-
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fast
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-dynia
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pain
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-ectasis
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dilation
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-metry
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process of measurement
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ptysis
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spitting
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-rrhea
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discharge
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-thorax
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chest (pleural cavity)
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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alveol/o
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aveolus
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bronch/o
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bronchus
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole
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coni/o
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dust
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cyan/o
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blue
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laryng/o
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larynx
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lob/o
lobe
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myc/o
fungus
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nas/o
nose
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orth/o
straight
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ox/o, ox/i
oxygen
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pharyng/o
thorat (pharynx)
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phon/o
sound
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pleur/o
pleura
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pneum/o, pneumon/o
lung
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rhin/o
nose
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salping/o
eustachian tube
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sept/p
septum, wall
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sin/o, sinus/o
sinus
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spir/o
breathing, to breath
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thorac/o
chest
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tonsil/o
tonsil
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trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
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alveolus
a small saclike dilation
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auscultation and percussion (A & P)
listening and tapping
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bronchiole
one of the finer subdivisions of the branched bronchial tree.
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bronchus
one of the larger passages conveying air to a lung (right or left primary bronchus) and within the lungs
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large dome-shaped muscle responsible for normal, quiet respiration is the ______
Diaphragm
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A flap of cartilage at the opening to the larynx that closes access to the trachea is the ______
epiglottis
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A slender tube that connects the tympanic cavity with the nasal part of the pharynx and serves to equalize air pressure on either side o the eardrum is the _____
eustachian tube
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the act of breathing out is _____
exhalation
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to breath out is known as ____
expiration
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The drawing of air into the lungs is
inhilation
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the inhalation of air into the lungs is
inspiration
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The portion of the pharynx below the upper edge of the epiglottis, opening into the larynx and esophagus is the ______
laryngopharynx
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voice box aka
larynx
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a septum between two parts of an organ or a cavity is the
mediastinum
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the part of the pharynx above the soft palate is the
nasopharynx
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What is the sense of smell?
olfaction
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the part of the airway into which the mouth leads is the
oropharynx
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Mucosa-lined air cavities in bones of the skull; named paranasal for their proximity to the nose is
paranasal sinuses
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throat aka
pharynx
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a double-folded, serous membrane is
pleura
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Cavity or hollow in the body is
sinus
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external and internal are the two forms of ____
respiration
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the exchange of o2 and co2 between the external environment and the lungs is _____
external
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the exchange of gases between the lungs and the blood is
internal
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Continuous with the roof of the mouth is
tonsils, palatine
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tonsils, and pharyngeal helps protect against _____
pathogens
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windpipe aka
trachea
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What is a respiratory disorder characterized by recurring episodes of paroxysmal dyspnea. Patients exhibit coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath?
asthma
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Collapse of lung tissue or an entire lunge is
atelectasis
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Inflammation of the bronchi that may be acute or chronic is
bronchitis
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respiratory disorder characterized by a progressive and irreversible diminishment in inspiration and expiratory capacity of the lungs. Patient experiences dyspnea on exertion (DOE), difficulty inhaling or exhaling, and a chronic cough.
Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease
| COPD
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An instrument to view your lungs
bronchoscopy
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lack of oxygen in blood seen as bluish or grayish discoloration of the skin, nail-beds, and/or lips
cyanosis
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difficult, and/or painful breathing
dyspnea
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abnormal condition of the pulmonary system characterized by distention and destructive changes of the alveoli. The most common cause is tobacco smoking, but exposure to the environment may also cause the disease is
emphysema
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good, normal breathing is
eupnea
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coughing up blood or blood stained sputum is
hemoptysis
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condition of excessive CO2, in the blood is
hypercapnia
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inflammation of the voice box is
laryngitis
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a surgical operation where a lobe of the lung is removed
lobectomy
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Condition of difficult breathing unless in an upright position is
othopnea
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Measuring a patients O2 saturation is known as
oximetry
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Inflammation or infection of the pharynx, usually causing symptoms of a sore throat is
pharyngitis
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inflammation of the parietal pleura of the lungs. may be caused by cancer, pneumonia, or tuberculosis is
pleurisy
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loss of lung capacity caused by an accumulation of dust in the lungs is
Pneumonia
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abnormal condition of fungus in the nose is
rhinomycosis
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What is discharge from the nose?
rhinorrhea
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surgical repair of the wall between the nares is
septoplasty
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inflammation of one or more of the paranasal sinuses is
sinusitis
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test to measure the air capacity of the lungs, with a spirometer is known as
spirometry
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mucus coughed up from the lungs and expectorated through the mouth. if abnormal, may be described as to its amount, color, or odor is
sputum
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Chest pain is known as
thoracodynia
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excision of the palatine tonsils is
tonsillectomy
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what is the opening through the neck into the trachea, through which an indwelling tube may be inserted temporarily or permanently?
trachestomy
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incision made into the trachea below the larynx to gain access to the airway; usually performed as an emergency procedure is
tracheotomy
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chronic infectious disease caused by an acid-fast bacillus, Mycobaterium tuberculosis. Transmission is normally by inhalation or ingestion of infected droplets is
Tuberculosis (TB)
