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CH 8: Respiratory System Flashcards

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Define Alveolus

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Terminal element of respiratory tract where gas exchange occurs

alveol/o- = air sac

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Define Bronchus

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One of two subdivisions of the trachea

bronch/o- = bronchus

Bronchi is plural

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Define Bronchiole

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increasingly smaller subdivisions of bronchi

-ole = small
bronchi/o- = small bronchi

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Define Inspiration

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Breathe in

-ion = action, condition, process of
in- = into
-spirat- = breathe

opposite of expiration

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Define Olfaction

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sense of smell

smell in latin

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Define Pulse oximeter

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Measures rate of pulse and percentage of oxygen in blood.

oxy-, oxi- = oxygen
-meter = measure

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Define Pharynx

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Muscular tube from the back of the nose to the larynx.

throat in Greek

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Define Pharyngeal

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Pertaining to the pharynx

Pharyng- = pharynx
pharyng/o- = pharynx

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Define Pulmonology

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Study of the lung and lung disease; medical specialty of disorders of the lungs

-logy = study of
pulmon- = lung

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Define Pulmonary

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Pertaining to the lungs

pulmon- = lung
-ary = pertaining to

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Define Respiration

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fundamental process of life used to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide between air and blood and intersitial tissues.

-ation = process, formed from
re- = again
-spir- = to breathe

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Define Sputum

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Matter coughed up and spat out

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Define Trachea

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Air tube from the larynx to the bronchi

windpipe in Greek

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Define Tracheal

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Pertaining to the trachea

-al = pertaining to
trache/o- = trachea

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Define Decongestant

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Agent that reduces the swelling and fluid in the nose and sinuses

-ant = pertaining to
de- = take away, remove
-congest- = accumulation of fluid

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Define Epistaxis

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nosebleed

-is = pertaining to
epi- = above, upon
-stax- = fall in drops

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Define Naris

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Nostril in Latin

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Define Nares

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Nostrils (plural)

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Define Nasal

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Pertaining to the nose

-al = pertaining to
nas- = nose

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Define Rhinitis

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Inflammation of the nose (nasal mucosa)

-itis = inflammation
rhin- = nose

also called coryza

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Define Septum

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Thin wall separating two cavities or tissue masses; divides the nasal cavity in to a right and left compartment

septa (plural), partition in Latin

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Define Sinus

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Cavity or hollow space in a bone or other tissue

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Define Sinusitis

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Inflammation of the lining of a sinus (or sinuses)

sinus- = sinus

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Define Apnea

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Absence of spontaneous respiration

a- = without
-pnea = breathe

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Define Hypoxemia
Decreased or low oxygen level in the circulating blood -emia = condition of the blood hypo- = below, deficient -ox- = oxygen
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Define Hypoxia
Decrease below normal levels of oxygen in tissues, gases, or blood -ia = condition hypo- = below, deficient -ox- = oxygen
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Define Hypoxic
Deficient in oxygen -ic = pertaining to hypo- = below, deficient -ox- = oxygen
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Define Oropharynx
Region at the back of the mouth between the soft palate and the tip of the epiglottis or/o- = mouth -pharynx = pharynx, throat
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Define Oropharyngeal
Pertaining to the oropharynx -eal = pertaining to or/o- = mouth -pharyng- = pharynx, throat
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Define comb. form or/o-
mouth
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Define Pharyngitis
inflammation of the pharynx -itis = inflammation pharyng- = pharynx, throat
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Define Croup
Viral infection of the upper airways in children characterized by a barking cough to cry out loud in Old English
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Define Epiglottis
Leaf-shaped plate of cartilage that shuts off the larynx during swallowing epi- = above -glottis, -glott- = mouth of windpipe
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Define Intubation
Insertion of a tube into the trachea -ation = a process in- = in -tub- = tube
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Define Larynx
Organ of voice production; voice box
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Define Laryngitis
Inflammation of the Larynx -itis = inflammation laryng/o- = larynx
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Define Stridor
High-pitched **noise** made when there is a respiratory **obstruction** in the larynx or trachea a harsh, creaking sound in Latin
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Define Diaphragm
**The major muscle that separates the abdominal and thoracic cavities;** contracts during inspiration and relaxes during expiration root/cf is same
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Define Lobe
Subdivision of an organ or other part
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Define Lobar
Pertaining to a lobe -ar = pertaining to lob- = lobe
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Define Mediastinum
**area between the lungs containing the heart, aorta, venae cavae, esophagus, and trachea** **-um = structure** media- = middle -stin- = partition
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Define Pleura
Membrane covering the lungs and lining the ribs in the thoracic cavity pleur/o- = pleura
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Define Bradypnea
Slow breathing brady- = slow -pnea = breathe
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Define Cyanosis
Blue discoloration of the skin, lips, and nail beds due to low levels of oxygen in the blood -osis = condition cyan- = blue
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Define Dyspnea
Difficult breathing (aka SOB - shortness of breath) dys- = bad, difficult -pnea = breathe
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Define Eupnea
Normal breathing eu- = normal, good -pnea = breathe
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Define Expectorate
cough up; the act of coughing up -ate = pertaining to ex- = out -pector- = chest
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Define Hemoptysis
Bloody sputum -ptysis = spit hem/o- = blood
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Define Phlegm
Abnormal amounts of mucus expectorated from the respiratory tract flame in Greek
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Define Tachypnea
Fast/rapid breathing (opposite of bradypnea) tachy- = rapid -pnea = breathe
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Define Asthma
Episodes of breathing difficulty due to narrowed or obstructed airways
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Define Auscultation
Diagnostic method of listening to body sounds with a stethoscope -ation = process auscult- = listen to
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Define Bronchitis
Inflammation of the bronchi -itis = inflammation bronch- = bronchus
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Define Hypercapnia
Abnormal increase of carbon dioxide in the arterial bloodstream -ia = condition hyper- = excessive -capn- = carbon dioxide
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Define Viscous
sticky fluid that is resistant to flow -ous = pertaining to viscos- = viscous, sticky
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Define Aspiration
Removal by suction of a fluid or gas from a body cavity; inhalation of liquids into the lungs -ion = process aspirat- = to breathe on
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Define Atelectasis
collapse of part of a lung -ectasis = dilation (widening) atel- = incomplete
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Define Hemothorax
Blood in the chest/pleural cavity hem/o- = blood -thorax = chest
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Define Pneumonia
Acute infection affecting the alveoli and lung parenchyma (tissue) -ia = condition pneumon- = lung, air
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Define Pneumothorax
Air in the pleural cavity/space pneum/o- = air, lung -thorax = chest
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Define Thoracentesis
Insertion of a needle into the pleural cavity to withdraw fluid or air (same as pleural tap) -centesis = to puncture thora- = chest
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Define Bronchoscopy
Examination of the interior of the tracheobronchial tree with an endoscope **-scopy = to examine, view bronch/o- = bronchus aka to examine the bronchus with an endoscope**
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Define Bronchoscope
Endoscope used for bronchoscopy
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Define Endoscope
A scope used for internal examination of body structures -scope = instrument for viewing endo- = inside
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Define Endotracheal
Pertaining to inside the trachea -al = pertaining to endo- = inside -trache- = trachea
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Define Spirometer
An instrument used to measure respiratory volumes -meter = measure spir/o- = to breathe -metry = process of measuring
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Define Transthoracic
Going across/through the chest wall -ic = pertaining to trans- = across -thorac- = chest
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Define Bronchodilator
Agent that increases the diameter or opening of a bronchus -or = one who does, that which does something bronch/o- = bronchus -dilat- = expand, open up
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Define Cannula
Tube inserted into a blood vessel or cavity as a channel for fluid or gas
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Define Mucus
Slimy discharge from mucous membranes muc/o- = mucus
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Define Mucous
Pertaining to mucus -ous = pertaining to muc/o- = mucus
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Define Mucolytic
Agent capable of dissolving, breaking up, or liquefying mucus -ic = pertaining to muc/o- = mucus -lyt- = dissolve
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Define Nebulizer
Device used to deliver liquid medicine in a fine mist -izer = line of action, affects in a particular way nebul- = ceploud (or maybe cloud)
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Define Pneumonectomy
Surgical removal of a lung -ectomy = surgical excision (removal) pneumon- = lung, air
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Define Tracheostomy
Surgical opening (hole) into the windpipe to assist breathing -stomy = new opening trache/o- = trachea
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Define Ventilation
Movement of gases into and out of the lungs -ation = a process ventil- = wind
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What prefixes tell you it relates to the lung?
pneumon- = lung, air pneum/o- = air, lung pulmon/o- = lung

HLTH 125 (15 decks)

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