Ch 9. Respiratory System Flashcards
1
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Alveol/o
A
Air sac, alveolus
2
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Bronch/o,bronch/i
A
Airway, bronchus
3
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Hem/o, hemat/o
A
Blood
4
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Laryng/o
A
Voice box, larynx
5
Q
Lob/o
A
A rounded part, lobe
6
Q
Muc/o
A
Mucus
7
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Nas/o
A
Nose
8
Q
Ox/i
A
Oxygen
9
Q
Pharyng/o
A
Throat, pharynx
10
Q
Phragm/o, phragmat/o
A
Partition
11
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Pleur/o
A
Pleura,rib
12
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Pneum/o, pneumon/o
A
Air,lung
13
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Pulmon/o
A
Lung
14
Q
Rhin/o
A
Nose
15
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Sept/o
A
Wall,partition
16
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Sinus/o
A
Cavity
17
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Thorac/o
A
Chest,thorax
18
Q
Trache/o
A
Windpipe,trachea
19
Q
Upper respiratory system
A
Nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx
20
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Lower respiratory system
A
Trachea, bronchial tree
21
Q
Eu-
A
Normal, good
22
Q
-capnia
A
Condition of carbon dioxide
23
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-phonia
A
Condition of sound or voice
24
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-pnea
A
Breath
25
-ptysis
To cough up
26
-staxis
Dripping
27
Bronchispasm
Narrowing of the airway b/c of spasm in bronchioles
28
Cheyne-stokes respiration
Gradual increase of deep breathing followed by shallow breathing and apnea
29
Dys-
Bad,abnormal, painful or difficult
30
Dysphonia
Hoarse voice
31
Epistaxis
Nose bleed
32
Hemothorax
Pooling of blood within the pleural cavity
33
Hyperpnea
Abnormally deep breathing, high rate
34
Laryngospasm
Closure of the glottis (opening into the larynx)
35
Orthopnea
Limited breathing when laying down
36
Paroxysm
Sudden onset of symptomatic sharp pain or a convulsion
37
Sputum
Matter coughed out of the lungs: contains mucus, inhaled particles and sometimes pus or blood
38
Atel/o
Incomplete
39
Coccidioid/o
Coccidiodes immitis ( a fungus)
40
Coni/o
Dust
41
Cyst/o
Bladder/sac
42
Embol/o
Plug
43
Py/o
Pus
44
Sphyx/o
Pulse
45
Sten/o
Narrow
46
Tubercul/o
Little swelling
47
Asphyxia
Suffocation, absence of pulse
48
Asthma
Narrowing of the bronchioles and formation of mucous plugs
49
-ectasis
Expansion/dilation
50
Atelectasis
Alveoli collapse b/c all air leaves
51
Bronchiectasis
Chronic, abnormal dilation of the bronchi
52
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Reduced airflow from alveoli to the lungs (COPD)
53
Coryza
Common cold
54
Croup
Common viral infection of infants w a hoarse cough
55
Cystic fibrosis
Hereditary- excess mucus production in all tracts
56
Emphysema
Chronic lung disease - chronic cough, barrel chest due to labored breathing and deterioration due to hypoxemia
57
Legionellosis
Type of pneumonia called legionnaires disease
58
Pertussis
Inflammation of larynx, trachea and bronchi causing spasmodic cough
59
Effusion
Leakage of fluid
60
Pneumoconiosis
Inflammation of lungs caused by chronic inhalation of particles
61
Pulmonary edema
Accumulation of fluid in lungs
62
Pyothorax
Plus in the pleural cavity
63
-oid
Resembling
64
Ot/o
Ear
65
Spir/o
Breathe
66
Adenoidectomy
Tonsil removal
67
Aspiration
Removal of fluid,air or foreign bodies with suction
68
Auscultation
Listening to body parts (with stethoscope)
69
Expectorant
Drug that breaks up mucus and promotes coughing
70
Incentive spirometer
Handheld device you blow in
71
Lobectomy
Removal of a lobe of lung
72
Oximetry
Measures oxygen levels
