Ch 7 Respiratory System Flashcards
Anthrac
Coal, coal dust
Space between the right and left
Lungs
Mediastinum
Atel
Incomplete, imperfect
Coni
Dust
Orth
Straight
Steth
Chest
Phren
Diaphragm, mind
-capnia
Carbon dioxide
-osmia
Smell
-ptysis
Spitting
Non inflammatory fluid that resembles sebum but with slightly less protein
Transudate
Absence of the sense of smell
Anosmia
Collapsed or airless state of the lung
Atelectasis
Repeated breathing pattern characterized by fluctuation in the depth of respiration, first deeply then shallow then not at all
Cheyne-stokes respiration
Head cold; upper respiratory infection
Coryza
Deficiency of oxygen in the blood
Hypoxemia
Inflammation of the pleural membrane characterized by a stabbing pain that is intensified by coughing or deep breathing
Pleurisy
Disease caused by inhaling dust particles
Pneumoconiosis
Accumulation of extra vascular fluid in lung tissues and alveoli caused most commonly by heart failure
Pulmonary edema
Abnormal breath sound heard on auscultation
Rhonchus
Maxillary sinus
Antrum