Chapter 12 Respiratory System Flashcards
1
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What is the suffix pnea mean?
A
Breathing
2
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What is the suffix Oxia mean?
A
Level of oxygen
3
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What is the suffix Capnia mean?
A
Level of carbon dioxide
4
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What is the suffix Phonia mean?
A
Voice
5
Q
What does the root nas/o mean?
A
nose
6
Q
What does the root rhin/o mean?
A
Nose
7
Q
What does the root pharyng/o mean?
A
Pharnyx
8
Q
What does the root trache/o mean?
A
Trachea
9
Q
What does the root Bronch/o Bronch/imean?
A
Bronchus
10
Q
What does the root bronchoil mean?
A
Bronchiole
11
Q
What does the root Phren/o mean?
A
Diaphragm
12
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What does the root Phrenic/o mean?
A
Phrenic nerve
13
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What does the root pleur/o mean?
A
Pleura
14
Q
What does the root Pulm/o mean?
A
Lung
15
Q
What does the root pneumon/o mean?
A
Lung
16
Q
What does the root Pneum/o pneumat/o mean?
A
Air, gas; also respiration, lung
17
Q
What does the root spir/o mean?
A
breathing
18
Q
The membrane that covers the lungs is what?
A
Pleura
19
Q
The Pharyngeal tonsils are also called what?
A
Adenoids
20
Q
The epiglottis is what?
A
Cartilage that covers the trachea during swallowing
21
Q
The trachea divides into two what?
A
Bronchi
22
Q
The alveoli are what?
A
Tiny air sacs in the lungs that allow for gas exchange
23
Q
The technical term for breathing is what?
A
Ventilation
24
Q
Surfactant in the lungs helps to increase what?
A
Compliance
25
Another term for inspiration is?
inhalation
26
The scientific name for the throat is what?
Pharynx
27
The muscle under the lungs is what?
Diaphragm
28
Oxygen in the blood is carried by what?
Hemoglobin
29
In the blood, carbon dioxide forms what?
Carbonic acid
30
The mediastinum is what?
Space and organs between the lungs
31
The nerve that activates the diaphragm is what?
Phrenic
32
Hypercapnia is what?
Increase in carbon dioxide in the tissues
33
Orthopnea is what?
Difficulty in breathing unless upright
34
A decreased rate and depth of breathing is termed
Hypopnea
35
A temporary stoppage of breathing is what?
Apnea
36
The adjective dyspneic refers to what?
Difficulty in breathing
37
The anoxia is often used to mean what?
Hypoxia
38
The root in dysphonia means what?
Voice
39
Rhinitis is inflammation in what?
nose
40
Bronchiectasis is what?
dilation of the bronchi
41
Inflammation of the larynx is what?
Laryngitis
42
The trachea is incised with what?
Tracheotome
43
The adjective for bronchiole is what?
Bronchiolar
44
A laryngoscope is what?
Instrument used to examine the larynx
45
The root in the term epiglottis means what?
A space between the vocal folds
46
Bronchostenosis is what?
Narrowing of bronchus
47
Rhinorrhea is what?
A discharge from the nose
48
An endotracheal polyp is located where?
Within the trachea
49
The term subphrenic means?
Below the diaphragm
50
A phrenectomy is what?
Excision of the phrenic nerve
51
Pleurocentesis is what?
Surgical puncture of the pleura
52
Inflammation of the lungs is what?
Pneumonitis
53
Air or gas in the pleural space is termed?
Pneumothorax
54
Pneumopathy is what?
Any disease of the lungs
55
A term that means "between the pleural membranes" is what?
Interpleural
56
Phrenodynia is what?
Pain in the diaphragm
57
The root in the word inspiration means
Breathing
58
A spirogram is what?
record of breathing measurements
59
Hemoptysis is what?
Spitting up blood
60
The amount of air moved into or out of the lungs in quiet respiration is what?
Tidal volume
61
The amount of air that remains in the lungs after maximum exhalation is what?
Residual volume
62
Irritation of the lungs caused by inhalation of dust is what?
Pneumoconiosis
63
Atelectasis is what?
Collapse of the lung
64
Abnormally high levels of carbon dioxide in the body result in what?
Acidosis
65
The inhalation of food into the lungs is termed
Aspiration
66
Cheyne-stokes respiration is what?
Irregular breathing seen in terminally ill patients
67
Cor pulmonale is what?
Enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart
68
Acute inflammation of the nose with profuse nasal discharge is what?
Coryza
69
Epistaxis is what?
Nosebleed
70
An antitussive drug acts to do what?
Prevent coughing
71
The Mantoux test is for what?
Tuberculosis
72
Asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis are forms of what?
COPD
73
The abbreviation of CO2 represents what?
Carbon dioxide
74
AFB is the abbreviation used for organisms that causes what?
Tuberculosis
75
RLL, RUL, LLL, and LUL are abbreviations for what?
Lobes of the lung
76
Receptors for the sense of smell are located within what?
Turbinate bones
77
The pharyngeal tonsils are also called what?
Adenoids
78
The vocal folds are located where?
Larynx
79
The tubes that enter the lungs are what?
Mainstem bronchi
80
The small subdivisions of the bronchi are what?
Bronchioles
81
The phrenic nerve stimulates what?
Diaphragm
82
Surfactant is a compound in the lungs that does what?
Increases compliance
83
A apneic person is one that is
Not breathing
84
A tracheotome is used for what?
Incise the trachea
85
Bronchostenosis is what?
Narrowing of bronchus
86
A subphrenic structure is located where?
Below the diaphragm
87
Spirometry is what?
Measurement of breathing volumes
88
When food is aspirated, it is what?
Inhaled into the lungs
89
Pulse oximetry measures what?
Oxygen saturation of the blood
90
Asphyxia is what?
Suffocation
91
Epistaxis is what?
a nosebleed
92
Residual volume in the lungs is what?
Amount of air in the lungs after maximum exhalation
93
Internal gas exchange occurs between what?
Blood and tissues
94
The gas that is supplied to tissues by the respiratory system is what?
oxygen
95
Paranasal sinuses are located where?
Near the nose
96
The space that contains the heart, esophagus, and trachea is named what?
Mediastinum
97
The lungs are directly covered by what?
Visceral pleura
98
Breathing is regulated by what?
Brainstem
99
Increased carbon dioxide in the blood causes what?
increased acidity
100
What prevents food from entering the trachea during swallowing?
Epiglottis
101
The term dyspnea means what?
Difficulty breathing
102
The common cold is caused by what?
Viruses
103
Which syllable has the primary accent in compliance?
Pli
104
Which syllable has the primary accent in epiglottis?
Glot
105
Which syllable has the primary accent in expectoration?
Ra
106
Which syllable has the primary accent in rhinitis?
Ni
107
Which syllable has the primary accent in bronchiectasis?
Ek
108
Which syllable has the primary accent in empiema?
E
109
Which syllable has the primary accent in oximetry?
Sim
110
Which Syllable has the primary accent in spirometer?
rom
111
Which syllable has the primary accent in thoracentesis?
Te
112
Which syllable has the primary accent in epistaxis?
Stak
113
Lymphoid tissues in the pharynx are what?
Tonsils
114
Inflammation of the membranes around the lungs is what?
Pleurisy
115
The epiglottis and vocal folds are part of what?
Larynx
116
The air sacs in the lungs are what?
Alveoli
117
The number of secondary bronchi in the right lung is what?
three
118
Hypercapnia is an increase in what?
Carbon dioxide
119
In bronchiectasis, the bronchi does what?
dilate
120
Hyperventilation results in what?
Alkalosis
121
The palatine tonsils are in what?
Oropharynx
