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chapter 7 Flashcards

1
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Alveol/o

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Alveoli

Air sacs

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Bronch/o

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Bronchial tube

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Capn/o

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Carbon dioxide

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Diaphragmat/o

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Diaphragm

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Epiglott/o

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Epiglottis

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Furc/o

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Forking

Branching

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Glott/o

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Glottis

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Laryng/o

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Larynx

Voice box

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Lob/o

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Lobe

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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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Olfact/o

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Smelling

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Onc/o

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Tumor

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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

throat

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Phragm/o

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Wall

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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

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Lung
Air
Gas

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Pneumon/o

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Lung
Air
Gas

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Py/o

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Pus

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Sinus/o

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Sinus

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Spir/o

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To breathe

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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Trache/o

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Trachea

Windpipe

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Tuss/i

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Cough

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33
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a-

an-

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no
not
without

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anti-

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against

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bi-

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two

both

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brady-

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slow

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dia-

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through

complete

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dys-

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bad
painful
difficult
abnormal

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em-

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in

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hyper-

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above
excessive
increased

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hypo-

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deficient
below
under
less than normal
decreased
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meta-

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change

beyond

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para-

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near
beside
abnormal
apart from
along the side of
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tachy-

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fast

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trans-

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across

through

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  • al -ar -ary

- eal -ic

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pertaining to

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-ation

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process

condition

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectasia

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stretching
dilation
expansion

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-ectasis

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stretching
dilation
expansion

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-ectomy

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removal
excision
resection

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-ema

A

condition

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-ia

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condition

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logy

A

study of

57
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-lytic

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to reduce
destroy
separate
breakdown

58
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-meter

A

measure

59
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-pnea

A

breathing

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-ptysis

A

spitting

63
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-rrhea

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flow

discharge

64
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-scopy

A

visual examination

65
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-spasm

A

suddon involuntary contraction of muscles

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-sphyxia

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pulse

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-stasis

A

stopping

controlling

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-stenosis

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tightening
narrowing
stricture

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-stomy

A

new opening to the outside of the body

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-thorax

A

chest

pleural cavity

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-tomy

A

incision

process of cutting into

72
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ABG

A

Arterial blood gas

measurement of oxygen and carbon dioxide in arterial blood

73
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BG

A

Blood gas

measurement of oxygen and carbon dioxide in arterial and venous blood

74
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BRSV

A

Bovine respiratory syncytial virus

75
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COPD

A

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

76
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CPCR

A

Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation

77
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CPR

A

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

78
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ET tube

A

Endotracheal tube

79
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IBR

A

Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis

80
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OPP

A

Ovine progressive pneumonia

81
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PCO2

A

Partial pressure of carbon dioxide

measures dissolved carbon dioxide in the blood

82
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PO2

A

Partial pressure of oxygen

measures dissolved oxygen in the blood

83
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PE

A

Pulmonary embolism

84
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Pulse Ox

A

Pulse oximeter

pulse oximetry

85
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RR

A

Respiratory rate

86
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URI

A

Upper respiratory infection

87
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Pulmon/o

Pulm/o

A

Lung

88
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Alveoli

A

Air sacs in the lungs

89
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Bronchioles

A

Smallest branches of the bronchi

lead to the alveoli

90
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Capillary

A

Smallest blood vessel

91
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Cilia

A

Tiny hairs that filter in nasal cavity

92
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nasopharynx

A

part of pharynx close to nose

93
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oropharynx

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part of pharynx closest to back of mouth

94
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laryngyopharynx

A

part of pharynx near larynx

95
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epiglottis

A

piece of cartilage over the trachea, so food doesn’t go into lungs

96
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glottis

A

opening to the larynx

97
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Mediastinum

A

space between the lungs where the heart sits

98
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olfactory

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condition of smelling

99
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pleura

A

membrane surrounding each lung

100
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agonal

A

breathes near death

101
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antitussives

A

drugs used to control coughing

102
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asphyxia

A

suffocation

blockage of breathing leading to hypoxia

103
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aspiration

A

inhaling foreign substance into lungs

104
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asthma

A

chronic inflammatory disorder difficulty breathing and wheezing

105
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Dyspnea

A

difficulty breathing

106
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atelectasis

A

incomplete dilation of a lung (alveoli)

107
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auscultation

A

listening to body sounds with a stethoscope

108
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bronchodilators

A

drugs that cause expansion of the bronchus

109
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emphysema

A

lung disease caused by enlargement of the alveoli

110
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epistaxis

A

nosebleed

111
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mucolytics

A

drug used to break down or dissolve mucus

112
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phlegm

A

thick mucus excreted in large quantities

113
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pneumonia

A

acute inflammation and infection of the alveoli

114
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pulse oximeter

A

instrument for measuring oxygen concentration in arterial blood

115
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rales
crackles
crepitant

A

crackling noises heard on inhale due to fluid in the alveoli

116
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rhonchi

A

wheezing

117
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strider

A

snoring

118
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vesicular

A

soft sounds heard on auscultation due to small bronchioles and alveoli

119
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parietal pleura

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against chest cavity

120
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visceral pleura

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against organs

121
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pleural space

A

in between parietal and visceral pleuras

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