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Chapter 12 Respiratory System Flashcards

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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alveol/

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alveolus

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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchial tube

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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coni/o

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dust

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lob/o

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lobe of the lung

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mediastin/o

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mediastinum

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nas/o

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nose

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orth/o

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straight, upright

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pector/o

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chest

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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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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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneum/o, pneumon/o

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air, lung

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pulmon/o

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lung

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rhin/o

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nose

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sinus/o

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sinus cavity

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spir/o

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breathing

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tel/o

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complete

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thorac/o

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chest

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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-ema

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condition

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-osmia

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smell

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-sphyxia

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pulse

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-thorax

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pleural cavity

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Sarah had a pulmonary function test in which she inhaled as much air as she could and the air that she expelled in the first second was measured. The result of the PFT is a

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FEV

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Dr. Smith heard loud _____ when he auscultated Kate’s chest. Her bronchial tubes were obstructed with thick mucous secretions

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rhonchi

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Karl was asked to breathe in a small amount of carbon monoxide and the blood samples were taken to detect the gas in his bloodstream. This PFT assesses how well gases can diffuse across the alveolar membrane, and the result of the test is called

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DLco

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Formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of the lungs is pulmonary

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fibrosis

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A purulent _____ consists of white blood cells, microorganisms and other debris

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exudate

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Myasthenia gravis and muscular dystrophy are examples of neuromuscular conditions that produce

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restrictive lung disease

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chronic bronchitis and asthma are examples of

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obstructive lung disease

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patients with a small pharyngeal airway that closes during sleep may experience

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OSA

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with nasal ____, positive pressure opens the oropharynx an nasopharyngeal airway that closes during sleep may experience

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CPAP

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palliative

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Pao2, PaCO2

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