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Chapter 12 Respiratory System Flashcards

1
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What is the suffix pnea mean?

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Breathing

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What is the suffix Oxia mean?

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Level of oxygen

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What is the suffix Capnia mean?

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Level of carbon dioxide

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4
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What is the suffix Phonia mean?

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Voice

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5
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What does the root nas/o mean?

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nose

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What does the root rhin/o mean?

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Nose

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What does the root pharyng/o mean?

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Pharnyx

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What does the root trache/o mean?

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Trachea

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What does the root Bronch/o Bronch/imean?

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Bronchus

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What does the root bronchoil mean?

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Bronchiole

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What does the root Phren/o mean?

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Diaphragm

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What does the root Phrenic/o mean?

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Phrenic nerve

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What does the root pleur/o mean?

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Pleura

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14
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What does the root Pulm/o mean?

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Lung

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15
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What does the root pneumon/o mean?

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Lung

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What does the root Pneum/o pneumat/o mean?

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Air, gas; also respiration, lung

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17
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What does the root spir/o mean?

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breathing

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18
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The membrane that covers the lungs is what?

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Pleura

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19
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The Pharyngeal tonsils are also called what?

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Adenoids

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20
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The epiglottis is what?

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Cartilage that covers the trachea during swallowing

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21
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The trachea divides into two what?

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Bronchi

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22
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The alveoli are what?

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Tiny air sacs in the lungs that allow for gas exchange

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23
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The technical term for breathing is what?

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Ventilation

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24
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Surfactant in the lungs helps to increase what?

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Compliance

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25
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Another term for inspiration is?

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inhalation

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26
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The scientific name for the throat is what?

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Pharynx

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27
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The muscle under the lungs is what?

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Diaphragm

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28
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Oxygen in the blood is carried by what?

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Hemoglobin

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29
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In the blood, carbon dioxide forms what?

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Carbonic acid

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30
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The mediastinum is what?

A

Space and organs between the lungs

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31
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The nerve that activates the diaphragm is what?

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Phrenic

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32
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Hypercapnia is what?

A

Increase in carbon dioxide in the tissues

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33
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Orthopnea is what?

A

Difficulty in breathing unless upright

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34
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A decreased rate and depth of breathing is termed

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Hypopnea

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35
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A temporary stoppage of breathing is what?

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Apnea

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36
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The adjective dyspneic refers to what?

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Difficulty in breathing

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37
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The anoxia is often used to mean what?

A

Hypoxia

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38
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The root in dysphonia means what?

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Voice

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39
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Rhinitis is inflammation in what?

A

nose

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40
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Bronchiectasis is what?

A

dilation of the bronchi

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41
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Inflammation of the larynx is what?

A

Laryngitis

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42
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The trachea is incised with what?

A

Tracheotome

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43
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The adjective for bronchiole is what?

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Bronchiolar

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44
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A laryngoscope is what?

A

Instrument used to examine the larynx

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45
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The root in the term epiglottis means what?

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A space between the vocal folds

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46
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Bronchostenosis is what?

A

Narrowing of bronchus

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47
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Rhinorrhea is what?

A

A discharge from the nose

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48
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An endotracheal polyp is located where?

A

Within the trachea

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49
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The term subphrenic means?

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Below the diaphragm

50
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A phrenectomy is what?

A

Excision of the phrenic nerve

51
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Pleurocentesis is what?

A

Surgical puncture of the pleura

52
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Inflammation of the lungs is what?

A

Pneumonitis

53
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Air or gas in the pleural space is termed?

A

Pneumothorax

54
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Pneumopathy is what?

A

Any disease of the lungs

55
Q

A term that means “between the pleural membranes” is what?

A

Interpleural

56
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Phrenodynia is what?

A

Pain in the diaphragm

57
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The root in the word inspiration means

A

Breathing

58
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A spirogram is what?

A

record of breathing measurements

59
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Hemoptysis is what?

A

Spitting up blood

60
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The amount of air moved into or out of the lungs in quiet respiration is what?

A

Tidal volume

61
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The amount of air that remains in the lungs after maximum exhalation is what?

A

Residual volume

62
Q

Irritation of the lungs caused by inhalation of dust is what?

A

Pneumoconiosis

63
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Atelectasis is what?

A

Collapse of the lung

64
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Abnormally high levels of carbon dioxide in the body result in what?

A

Acidosis

65
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The inhalation of food into the lungs is termed

A

Aspiration

66
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Cheyne-stokes respiration is what?

A

Irregular breathing seen in terminally ill patients

67
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Cor pulmonale is what?

A

Enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart

68
Q

Acute inflammation of the nose with profuse nasal discharge is what?

A

Coryza

69
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Epistaxis is what?

A

Nosebleed

70
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An antitussive drug acts to do what?

A

Prevent coughing

71
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The Mantoux test is for what?

A

Tuberculosis

72
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Asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis are forms of what?

A

COPD

73
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The abbreviation of CO2 represents what?

A

Carbon dioxide

74
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AFB is the abbreviation used for organisms that causes what?

A

Tuberculosis

75
Q

RLL, RUL, LLL, and LUL are abbreviations for what?

A

Lobes of the lung

76
Q

Receptors for the sense of smell are located within what?

A

Turbinate bones

77
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The pharyngeal tonsils are also called what?

A

Adenoids

78
Q

The vocal folds are located where?

A

Larynx

79
Q

The tubes that enter the lungs are what?

A

Mainstem bronchi

80
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The small subdivisions of the bronchi are what?

A

Bronchioles

81
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The phrenic nerve stimulates what?

A

Diaphragm

82
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Surfactant is a compound in the lungs that does what?

A

Increases compliance

83
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A apneic person is one that is

A

Not breathing

84
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A tracheotome is used for what?

A

Incise the trachea

85
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Bronchostenosis is what?

A

Narrowing of bronchus

86
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A subphrenic structure is located where?

A

Below the diaphragm

87
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Spirometry is what?

A

Measurement of breathing volumes

88
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When food is aspirated, it is what?

A

Inhaled into the lungs

89
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Pulse oximetry measures what?

A

Oxygen saturation of the blood

90
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Asphyxia is what?

A

Suffocation

91
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Epistaxis is what?

A

a nosebleed

92
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Residual volume in the lungs is what?

A

Amount of air in the lungs after maximum exhalation

93
Q

Internal gas exchange occurs between what?

A

Blood and tissues

94
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The gas that is supplied to tissues by the respiratory system is what?

A

oxygen

95
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Paranasal sinuses are located where?

A

Near the nose

96
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The space that contains the heart, esophagus, and trachea is named what?

A

Mediastinum

97
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The lungs are directly covered by what?

A

Visceral pleura

98
Q

Breathing is regulated by what?

A

Brainstem

99
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Increased carbon dioxide in the blood causes what?

A

increased acidity

100
Q

What prevents food from entering the trachea during swallowing?

A

Epiglottis

101
Q

The term dyspnea means what?

A

Difficulty breathing

102
Q

The common cold is caused by what?

A

Viruses

103
Q

Which syllable has the primary accent in compliance?

A

Pli

104
Q

Which syllable has the primary accent in epiglottis?

A

Glot

105
Q

Which syllable has the primary accent in expectoration?

A

Ra

106
Q

Which syllable has the primary accent in rhinitis?

A

Ni

107
Q

Which syllable has the primary accent in bronchiectasis?

A

Ek

108
Q

Which syllable has the primary accent in empiema?

A

E

109
Q

Which syllable has the primary accent in oximetry?

A

Sim

110
Q

Which Syllable has the primary accent in spirometer?

A

rom

111
Q

Which syllable has the primary accent in thoracentesis?

A

Te

112
Q

Which syllable has the primary accent in epistaxis?

A

Stak

113
Q

Lymphoid tissues in the pharynx are what?

A

Tonsils

114
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Inflammation of the membranes around the lungs is what?

A

Pleurisy

115
Q

The epiglottis and vocal folds are part of what?

A

Larynx

116
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The air sacs in the lungs are what?

A

Alveoli

117
Q

The number of secondary bronchi in the right lung is what?

A

three

118
Q

Hypercapnia is an increase in what?

A

Carbon dioxide

119
Q

In bronchiectasis, the bronchi does what?

A

dilate

120
Q

Hyperventilation results in what?

A

Alkalosis

121
Q

The palatine tonsils are in what?

A

Oropharynx

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