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Ch 9 Med Term Flashcards

1
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nas/o

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nose

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rhin/o

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nose

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sept/o

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partition/septum

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olfact/o

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smell

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sinus/o

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sinus

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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pharyng/o

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throat

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palat/o

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palate

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laryng/o

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larynx/voice box

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trache/o

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trachea/windpipe

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bronch/o

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bronchi

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alveol/o

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alveoli

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13
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cost/o

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ribs

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thorac/o

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chest

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15
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pneum/o

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air

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16
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pulm/o

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lung

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17
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pleur/o

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membrane surrounding the lung/pleura

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18
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respiration

A

diffusion of gasses between the atmosphere and cells of the body

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19
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ventilation

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intake of fresh air

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20
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nares

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external openings of the respiratory tract

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21
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nasal turbinate

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scroll-like cartilages covered with highly vascular mucous membranes

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22
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nasogastric tube

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tube that passes through the nose down to the stomach

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cilia

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thin hairs located inside the nostrils that filter air to remove debris

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nasopharynx

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portion of the throat posterior to the nasal cavity and dorsal to the soft palate

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oropharynx

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portion of the throat between the soft palate and the epiglottis

26
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laryngopharynx

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portion of the throat dorsal to the larynx that opens into the voice box and esophagus

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epiglottis

A

acts like a lid and covers the larynx during swallowing

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diaphragmatic hernia

A

abnormal displacement of organs through the muscle separating the chest and abdomen

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apnea

A

absence of breathing

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dyspnea

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difficult or labored breathing

31
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bradypnea

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abnormally slow respiratory rates

32
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tachypnea

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abnormally rapid respiratory rates

33
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agonal breathing

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respirations near death or during extreme suffering

34
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tidal volume

A

amount of air exchanged during normal respiration; air inhaled and exhaled in one breath

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wheezes

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abnormal, continuous, musical, high-pitched whistling sounds heard during respiration

36
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stridor

A

snoring, squeaking, or whistling that suggests airway narrowing

37
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bronchoalveolar lavage

A

collection of fluid or mucus from the bronchi and/or alveoli

38
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laryngoscope

A

instrument used to visually examine the voice box

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phlegm

A

thick mucus secreted by the respiratory lining

40
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thoracocentesis

A

puncture of the chest wall with a needle to obtain fluid from the pleural cavity

41
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asphyxiation

A

interruption of breathing resulting in lack of oxygen

42
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aspiration

A

inhalation of a foreign substance into the upper respiratory tract

43
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atelectasis

A

incomplete expansion of the alveoli

44
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bronchitis

A

inflammation of the bronchi

45
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epistaxis

A

nosebleed

46
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hemothorax

A

accumulation of blood in the chest cavity

47
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laryngospasm

A

sudden fluttering or closure of the voice box

48
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pneumonia

A

inflammation and congestion of the lung

49
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pneumothorax

A

abnormal accumulation of air or gas in the chest cavity

50
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pyothorax

A

accumulation of pus in the chest cavity

51
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snuffles

A

upper respiratory disease in rabbits

52
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stenotic nares

A

narrowed nostrils that reduce airway flow

53
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URI

A

upper respiratory infection

54
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antitussive

A

substance used to control or prevent coughing

55
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endotracheal intubation

A

passage of a tube into the windpipe

56
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patent

A

remaining open

57
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stoma

A

opening on a body surface

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