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Chapter 12 Flashcards

1
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internal respiration

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the exchange of gases at the level of the cells

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2
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paranasal sinuses

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hollow, air containing spaces within the skull, produce mucus, lighten the bones of the skull and help produce sound

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nasopharynx

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pharyngeal tonsils (adenoids) are found in this space

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oropharynx

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palatine tonsils are found in this space

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laryngopharynx

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common passageway for food from the mouth and air from the nose, divides larynx and esophagus

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thyroid cartilage

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largest in men (adam’s apple), surrounds larynx for support and to keep the airway open

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epiglottis

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flap of cartilage attached to the root of the tongue, prevents choking or aspiration of food, lid over opening of larynx

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right lung

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three lobes

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left lung

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two lobes

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hilum

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midline region in which blood vessels, nerves, lymphatic tissue, and bronchial tubes enter and exit

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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alveol/o

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alveolus, air sac

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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchial tube, bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole, small bronchus

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15
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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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16
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coni/o

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dust

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cyan/o

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blue

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18
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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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laryng/o

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layrnx, voice box

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lob/o

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lobe of the lung

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21
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mediastin/o

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mediastinum

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22
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nas/o

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nose

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23
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orth/o

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straight, upright

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24
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ox/o

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oxygen

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25
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pector/o

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chest

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pharyng/o

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pharynx, throat

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phon/o

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voice

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phren/o

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diaphragm

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29
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pleur/o

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pleura

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30
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effusion

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escape of fluid from blood vessels or lymphatics into a cavity or into tissue spaces

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31
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pneum/o, pneumon/o

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air, lung

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32
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pulmon/o

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lung

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33
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rhin/o

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nose

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sinus/o

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sinus, cavity

35
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spir/o

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breathing

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tel/o

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complete

37
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thorac/o

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chest

38
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tonsill/o

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tonsils

39
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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

40
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-ema

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condition

41
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-osmia

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smell

42
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-pnea

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breathing

43
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-ptysis

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spitting

44
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-sphyxia

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pulse

45
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-thorax

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pleural cavity, chest

46
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auscultation

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listening to sounds in body

47
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percussion

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tapping on surface to determine differene of density of underlying structure

48
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pleaural rub

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scratchy sounds by pleaural surfaces rubbing together

49
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rales (crackles)

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fluid in alveoli, crackling sounds heard on inhalation

50
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rhonchi

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loud rumbling sounds on inhalation of bronchi, obstructed by sputum

51
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sputum

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material expelled from bonchi by spitting (lungs or URT)

52
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stridor

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strained, high pitched sound heard on inspiration, obstruction in pharynx or layrnx

53
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wheezes

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high-pitched whistling sounds on breathing

54
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croup

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RSV, acute viral infection with obstruction of layrnx, children, barking cough and stridor

55
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diphtheria

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acute infection of URI by diphtheria bacteria

56
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epistaxis

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nose bleed

57
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pertussis

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whooping cough

58
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bronchiectasis

A

chronic dilation of bronchus

59
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chronic bronchitis

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inflammation of bronchi over long time, COPD

60
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cystic fibrosis

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mucus in lungs that don’t drain, inherited disorder

61
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atelctasis

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collapsed lung, incomplete expanision of alveoli

62
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emphysema

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hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls, COPD

63
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lung cancer

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malignant tumor from lungs and bronchi

64
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pneumoconiosis

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exposure to certain dusts, chronic inflammation, infection and bronchitis

65
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pneumonia

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acute inflammation and infection of alveoli

66
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pulmonary abscess

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large collection of pus in lung

67
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pulmonary edema

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fluid in lung

68
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pulmonary enbolism

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clot or other material lodged in vessels of lung

69
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pulmonary fibrosis

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formation of scar tissue in connective tissue of lungs

70
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sarcoidosis

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chronic, small nodes develop in lungs, lymph nodes and organs

71
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tuberculosis

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infectious disease, lungs affected

72
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mesothelioma

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rare malignant tumor in pleura

73
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plureal effusion

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accumulation of fluid in pleural space

74
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pleurisy

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inflammation of pleura

75
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pneumothorax

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collection of air in pleural space

76
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positron emission tomography scan of lungs

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radioactive glucose injected, metabolic activity shown in lungs

77
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ventilation-perfusion scan

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device record radioactivity in lungs after injection of radioisotope and inhalation of gas

78
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endotracheal intubation

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placement of tube through mouth into pharynx, layrnx, and trachea, establish airway

79
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pulmonary function test

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measure ventilation machanics of lungs

80
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tuberculin test

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determines past or present tuberculosis exposure on positive skin reaction

MMSC 200 (15 decks)

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