Chapter 12 Respiratory System Flashcards
Adenoid/o
Adenoids
Alveol/o
Alveolus, air sac
Bronch/o, bronchi/o
Bronchial tube, bronchus
Bronchiol/o
Bronchiole, small bronchus
Capn/o
Carbon dioxide
Coni/o
Dust
Cyan/o
Blue
Epiglott/o
Epiglottis
Laryng/o
Larynx, voice box
Lob/o
Lobe of lung
Mediastin/o
Mediastinum
Nas.o
Nose
Orth/o
Straight, upright
Ox/o
Oxygen
Pector/o
Chest
Pharyng/o
Pharynx, throat
Phon/o
Voice
Phren/o
Diaphragm
Pluer/o
Pleura
Pneum/o, pneumon/o
Air, lung
Pulmon/o
Lung
Rhin/o
Nose
Sinus/o
Sinus, cavity
Spir/o
Breathing
Tel/o
Complete
Thorac/o
Chest
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
Trache/o
Trachea, windpipe
-Ema
Condition
-Osmia
Smell
-pnea
Breathing
-ptysis
Spitting
-sphyxia
Pulse
-thorax
Pleura cavity, chest
Auscultation
Listening to sounds within the body
Percussion
Tapping on a surface to determine the differences in the underlying structure
Pleural rub
Scratchy sound produced by pleural surfaces rubbing against each other
Rales (crackles)
Fine crackling sounds heard on auscultation (during inhalation) when there is fluid in the alveoli
Rhonchi
Loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum
Sputum
Material expelled from the bronchi, lungs, or upper respiratory tract by spitting
Strider
Strained, high pitches sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx
Wheezes
Continuous high-pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing
