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6 parts of respiratory system

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Nose, trachea, pharynx, larynx, bronchi, lungs

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2 process of respiration

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External, internal

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2 functions of the nose

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Air passageway, traps dust

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Primary function of the pharynx

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Passageway for air and food

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Another name for larynx

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Voice box

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Function of larynx

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Produces sound

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Primary function of trachea

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Passageway for air

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Provides passageway for for air to, throughout, and from lungs

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Bronchi

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Bring Air into contact with blood so that oxygen and co2 can be exchanged

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Lungs

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External entrance of the nose is know as

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The nostrils or nares

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Smell Receptors are located in the upper portion of the nasal cavity. These special nerve cells that have __________ that send messages to the brain

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Cilia

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Three portions of the pharynx

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Nasopharynx, oropharnyx, larngopharnyx

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Lymphoid tissue is associated with the pharynx are

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Tonsils and adenoids

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The ________ is a narrow slit at the opening between the vocal cords

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Glottis

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The _______ _________ Is the largest Cartlidge in the larynx and form the structure commonly called the Adams apple

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Thyroid cartilage

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The _________ Covers the entrance from the larynx. During swallowing it acts as a lid to prevent aspiration of food or liquid into the trachea

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Epiglottis

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Another name for The trachea is

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Windpipe

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Each bronchial tube interest along at a depression called the

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Hilum

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The Longs occupy a large portion of the thoracic cavity and are enclosed in a membrane known as the

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Pleura

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The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by musculomembranous wall known as the

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Diaphragm

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Central portion of the thoracic cavity, between the lungs, is a space called the __________ which contains the heart

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mediastinum

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The right lung contains ______ lobes while the left lung contains _____ two lobes

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Three, two

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The left lung is slightly smaller than the right lung and has indentations called the ________ ________ which allows room for the heart

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Cardiac depression

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The lungs contain _______ which are the air cells where the exchange of oxygen and co2 take place

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Alveoli

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________ volume is a test to measure the amount of air in a single inspiration and expiration
Tidal
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___________ _________ capacity is the volume of air that remains in the lungs at the end of a normal expiration
Functional residual
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_________ _______ capacity is the maximal volume of air in the lungs after a maximal inspiration
Total lung
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Vital signs
Temp, respiration, pulse, blood pressure
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CXR
Chest X-ray
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R
Respiration
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TV
Tidal volume
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TLC
Total lung capacity
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RV
Residual volume
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ABGs
Arterial blood gasses
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CF
Cystic fibrosis
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COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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ET
Endotracheal
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TB
Tuberculosis
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Pertaining to an air sac in the lungs
Alveolus
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Apnea
Abnormal breathing
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3 types of apnea
Sleep apnea, obstructive apnea, central apnea
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Condition in which there is a depletion of oxygen in the blood and an increase of carbon dioxide
Asphyxia
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The process of drawing in or out by suction
Aspiration
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Chronic dilation of the bronchus associated with an infection
Bronchiectasis
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Bronchiolitis
Inflammation of the bronchioles
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Bronchitis
Inflammation of the bronchi
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Bronchoscope
Instrument used for examining the bronchi
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Acute respiratory disease characterized by barking cough in dypsnea often seen in children
Croup
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Pertaining to an inherited condition that affects the entire body causing progressive disability and off an early death in children this condition is associated with the lungs but affects other organs such as heart gallbladder and spleen
Cystic fibrosis
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Dysphonia
Condition of difficulty speaking
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Dyspnea
Difficulty breathing
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Pus in the pleural cavity
Empyema
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Endotracheal
Pertaining to within the trachea
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Epistaxis
Nose bleed
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Eupnea
Normal breathing
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Process of coughing up and spitting out sputum from the lungs
Expectoration
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Techniques for forcing a foreign body out of the trachea
Abdominal thrusts or Heimlich maneuver
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Hemoptysis
Spitting up blood
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Hyperpnea
Excessive breathing
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Condition of deficient amounts of oxygen in the body tissue
Hypoxia
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Laryngeal
Pertaining to the Larynx
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Laryngitis
Inflammation of the larynx
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Laryngoscope
Instrument for examining the Larynx
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Surgical excision of a lobe of the lung
Lobectomy
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Nasopharyngitis
Inflammation of the nose and pharynx
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Process of smell
Olfaction
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Inability to breed unless in an upright position
Orthopnea
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Surgical repair of the pallet and throat to relieve snoring and apnea
Palatopharyngoplasty
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Whopping cough
Pertussis
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Pharyngitis
Inflammation of the pharynx
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Pleuritis
Inflammation of the pleura
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Pleurodynia
Pain in the pleura
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Pneumonectomy
Surgical removal of the left or right lung
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Condition of inflammation of the lungs caused by bacteria or virus
Pneumonia
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Pneumonitis
Inflammation of the lung
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A condition in which there is a collection of air between the chest wall and lungs causing the lung to collapse
Pneumothorax
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Pulmonologist
Specialist in the study of the pulmonary diseases
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Pulmonology
Study of pulmonary diseases
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Pyothorax
Pus in the chest cavity
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Sound heard on auscultation of the chest, crackling, rattling or bubbling sound
Rale
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Rhinoplasty
Surgical repair of the nose
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Discharge of the nose
Rhinorrhoea
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Rhinovirus
Pertaining to viruses that cause the common cold
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Sound heard on auscultation of the chest crackling rattling or bubbling sound
Rhonchus
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Sinusitis
Information of a sinus
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Medical instrument used to measure lung volume during inspiration and expiration
Spirometer
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Substance coughed up from the lungs
Sputum
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Tachypnea
Rapid breathing
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Surgical puncture of the chest for fluid removal
Thoracentesis
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Surgical repair of the chest wall
Thoracoplasty
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Thoracotomy
Surgical incision into the chest wall
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Tracheal
Pertaining to the trachea
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Tracheostomy
New opening into the trachea
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Tracheotomy
Surgical incision into the trachea