Chapter 10: The Respiratory System Flashcards

Question

conspire

Answer 1

to breathe together

Answer 2

to breathe out

Answer 3

capn/o, carb/o

Answer 4

cessation of breathing a - not pnea - breathing

Answer 5

good/normal breathing eu - good pnea - breathing

Answer 6

rapid breathing tachy - fast pnea - breathing

Answer 7

slow breathing brady - slow pnea - breathing

Answer 8

shallow breathing hypo - under pnea - breathing

Answer 9

heavy breathing hyper - over pnea - breathing

Answer 10

difficulty breathing dys - bad pnea - breathing

Answer 11

able to breathe only in an upright position ortho - straight pnea - breathing

Answer 12

over-breathing; the condition of having too much air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypocapnia hyper - over ventil - breathing ation - process

Answer 13

under-breathing; the condition of having too little air flow into and out of the lungs; leads to hypercapnia hypo - under ventil - breathing ation - process

Answer 14

bad voice condition (horseness) dys - bad phonia - sound/voice

Answer 15

excessive blood flow from the nose (another term for nosebleed) rhino - nose rrhagia - excessive bleeding

Answer 16

runny nose rhino - nose rrhea - discharge

Answer 17

involuntary contraction of the bronchus broncho - bronchus spasm - involuntary contraction

Answer 18

involuntary contraction of the diaphragm (hiccups) phreno - diaphragm spasm - involuntary contraction

Answer 19

pain in the pleura pleur - pleura algia - pain

Answer 20

pain in the pleura pleuro - pleura dynia - pain

Answer 21

chest pain thorac - chest algia - pain

Answer 22

discharge from the bronchi broncho - bronchus rrhea - discharge

Answer 23

coughing or spitting material out of the lungs ex - out pector - chest ation - process

Answer 24

coughing up blood hemo - blood ptysis - cough

Answer 25

mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing - spit

Answer 26

health care professional using a stethoscope to listen to patient's chest

Answer 27

bluish color in the skin caused by insufficient oxygen cyan - blue osis - condition

Answer 28

speaking from the chest; used as a means of finding masses in the lung; health care professional listening to patient's chest asks the patient to whisper a word; the word wil lbe audible in areas where fluid or mass is present

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a chest that protrudes like the keel of a ship

Answer 30

a chest that is hollowed out

Answer 31

striking the body surface (to cause vibrations that can help location fluid buildup in the best)

Answer 32

the sucking in of the skin around bones during inhalaiton, happens when someone is in respiratory distress re - back trac - drag tion - process

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incomplete expansion a - not tel - complete ectasis - expansion

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expansion of the bronchi bronchi - bronchus ectasis - expansion

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the death of tissue with a cheese-like appearance

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chyle in the best (milky bodily fluid formed in the small intestine during digestion of fatty foods and carried through the body via lymph nodes)

Answer 37

pus inside the chest em - in py - pus ema - condition

Answer 38

blood in the chest hemo - blood thorax - chest

Answer 39

paralysis of the diaphragm phreno - diaphragm plegia - paralysis

Answer 40

drooping of the diaphragm phreno - diaphragm ptosis - drooping conditon

Answer 41

fluid pouring out into the pleura

Answer 42

air and blood in the chest pneumo - air hemo - blood thorax - chest

Answer 43

air in the chest pneumo - air thorax - chest

Answer 44

swelling in the lungs

Answer 45

pus in the chest pyo - pus thorax - chest

Answer 46

narrowing of the trachea tracheo - trachea stenosis - narrowing

Answer 47

excessive carbon dioxide hyper - over capn - carbon dioxide ia - condition

Answer 48

excessive carbon dioxide hyper - over carb - carbon dioxide ia - condition

Answer 49

insufficient carbon dioxide hypo - under capn - carbon dioxide ia - condition

Answer 50

insufficient carbon dioxide hypo - under carb - carbon dioxide ia - condition

Answer 51

insufficient oxygen in the blood hypo - under ox - oxygen emia - blood condition

Answer 52

insufficient oxygen hypo - under ox - oxygen ia - condition

Answer 53

an imaging procedure using a computer to cut

Answer 54

an imaging procedure for recording pulmonary blood vessel actvity

Answer 55

scan that tests whether a problem in the lungs is caused by airflow (ventilation) or blood flow (perfusion)

Answer 56

procedure to look inside the bronchi

Answer 57

procedure to record carbon dioxide levels

Answer 58

instrument to measure carbon dioxide levels

Answer 59

instrument to look inside

Answer 60

an instrument to look at the nose and throat

Answer 61

procedure to measure oxygen levels

Answer 62

recording multiple aspects of sleep

Answer 63

group of tests used to evaluate the condition and operation of the lungs

Answer 64

procedure to measure breathing

Answer 65

examination of the chest

Answer 66

inflammation of the larynx laryng - larynx itis - inflammation

Answer 67

inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi laryngo - larynx tracheo - trachea bronch - bronchus itis - inflammation

Answer 68

inflammation of the nasal passages rhin - nose itis - inflammation

Answer 69

inflammation of the sinus sinus itis - inflammation

Answer 70

inflammation of all sinuses pan - all sinus itis - inflammation

Answer 71

a condition where the patient ceases to breathe while asleep a - not pnea - breathing

Answer 72

inflammation of the tonsils tonsill - tonsil itis - inflammation

Answer 73

inflammation of the trachea trache - trachea itis - inflammation

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softening of the trachea tracheo - trachea malacia - softening

Answer 75

a disease causing episodic narrowing and inflammation of the airway

Answer 76

inflammation of a bronchiole bronchiol - bronchiole itis - inflammation

Answer 77

inflammation of the bronchi bronch - bronchus itis - inflammation

Answer 78

a group of lung diseases characterized by the continual blockage of lung passages

Answer 79

disease causing thick mucous buildup in the lungs and pancreas, named after the changes it causes to the lungs

Answer 80

hernia of the diaphragm diaphragmato - diaphragm cele - hernia

Answer 81

disease that causes the alveoli to lose elasticity; emphysema patients can inhale but have difficulty exhaling

Answer 82

a lung disorder caused by a blockage

Answer 83

inflammation of the pleura

Answer 84

another word for pleuritis pleur - pleura isy - inflammation

Answer 85

hernia of the lung pneumato - lung cele - hernia

Answer 86

a lung condition caused by dust pneumon - lung ia - condition

Answer 87

inflammation of the lung

Answer 88

blockage in the pulmonary blood supply

Answer 89

new growth (tumor) in the lung

Answer 90

lung disorder caused by the limiting of air into the lungs

Answer 91

a cancerous tumor originating in the bronchi

Answer 92

a cancerous tumor of the mesothelial cells lining the lungs

Answer 93

drug that prevents coughing

Answer 94

drug that expands the walls of the bronchi

Answer 95

drug that encourages the expulsion of material from the lungs

Answer 96

drug that aids in the breakdown of mucus

Answer 97

machine that administers respiratory medication by creating a cloud or mist that is inhaled by the patient

Answer 98

removal of the adenoids

Answer 99

to insert a breathing tube from the mouth down into the trachea, to provide breathing support

Answer 100

removal of the larynx

Answer 101

reconstruction of the larynx

Answer 102

reconstruction of a palate

Answer 103

reconstruction of a septum

Answer 104

removal of the tonsils

Answer 105

creation of an opening in the trachea

Answer 106

incision into the trachea

Answer 107

insertion of a tube inside the trahea

Answer 108

reconstruction of a ronchus

Answer 109

method of artificially maintaining blood flow and airflow when breathing and pulse have stopped

Answer 110

removal of a lobe

Answer 111

reattachment of the pleura

Answer 112

removal of a lung

Answer 113

puncture of the chest

Answer 114

puncture of the chest

Answer 115

reconstruction of the chest

Answer 116

creation of an opening in the chest

Answer 117

incision into the chest

Answer 118

arterial blood gas analysis of the gases in the blood; used to determine the effectiveness of the lungs in exchanging gases occasionally they use capillary blood from a finger stick, at which point it's known as a capillary blood gas (CBG)

Answer 119

acute respiratory distress syndrome

Answer 120

cystic fibrosis

Answer 121

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Answer 122

continuous positive airway pressure a treatment for apnea involving keeping a patient's airway open using air pressure delivered via a face mask

Answer 123

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Answer 124

computed tomography

Answer 125

clear to auscultation

Answer 126

chest x-ray

Answer 127

dyspnea on exertion

Answer 128

endotracheal tube

Answer 129

lower respiratory tract infection

Answer 130

laryngotracheobronchitis

Answer 131

magnetic resonance imaging

Answer 132

obstructive sleep apnea

Answer 133

pulmonary embolism

Answer 134

positron emissioin tomography

Answer 135

pulmonary function test

Answer 136

polysomnography

Answer 137

shortness of breath

Answer 138

tuberculosis

Answer 139

tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy

Answer 140

upper respiratory infection, upper respiratory tract infection

Answer 141

ventilation - perfusion scan