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Chapter 7-Respiratory Flashcards

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Bronch/o bronchi/o

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Bronchus (airway)

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Alveol/o

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Alveolus (Air sac )

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Bronchiol/o

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Bronchiole (little airway)

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Capn/o, carb/o

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Carbon dioxide

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Laryng/o

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Larynx (voice box)

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Lob/o

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Lobe (a portion)

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Nas/o, rhin/o

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Nose

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Or/o

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Mouth

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Ox/o

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Oxygen

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Palat/o

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Palate

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Pharyng/ o

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Pharynx (throat)

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Phren/ o

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Diaphragm

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Pleur/o

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Pleura (lining of the lungs )

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Pneum/ o, pneumon/ o

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Air or lung

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Pulmon/ o

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Lung

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Spir/o, -pnea

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Breathing

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Thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o

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Chest

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Nose

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Structure that warms, moistens and filters air

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Sinuses

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Air-filled spaces in the skull that open into the nasal cavity

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Palate

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Roof of the mouth

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Pharynx

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Throat

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Larynx

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Voice box

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Trachea

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Windpipe

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Bronchial tree

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Branched airways that lead from the trachea to the aveoli

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Lungs

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Two spongy organs in the thoracic cavity

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Lobes

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Subdivisions of the lung

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Pleura

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Membranes enclosing the lungs

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Eupnea

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Normal breathing

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Bradypnea

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Slow breathing

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Tachypnea

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Fast breathing

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Hypopnea

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Shallow breathing

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Hyperpnea

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Deep breathing

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Dyspnea

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Difficulty breathing

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Apnea

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Inability to breath

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Orthopnea

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Ability to breath only in an up right position

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Cyanosis

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Bluish color to the skin caused by a deficient amount of oxygen in the blood

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Epistaxis

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Expectoration

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Coughing up and spitting out of material from the lungs

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Sputum

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Material expelled from the lungs by coughing

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Hyperventilation

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Excessive movement of air into and out of the lungs

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Hypoventilation

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Deficient movement of the air into and out of the lungs

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Hypoxemia

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Deficient amount of oxygen in the blood

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Hypoxia

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Deficient amount of oxygen in tissue cells

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Atelectasis

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Collapse of lung tissue

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Bronchitis

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Inflammation of the bronchi

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Bronchogenic carcinoma

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Lung cancer

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Bronchospasm

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Constriction of the bronchi caused by spasm

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Emphysema

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Obstructive pulmonary disease (over expansion of the alveoli)

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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Permanent, destructive pulmonary disorder

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Laryngitis

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Inflammation of the larynx

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Pharyngitis

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Inflammation of the pharynx

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Pneumonia

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Inflammation in the lung resulting from the infection by bacteria, viruses ect.

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Pneumothorax

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Air in the pleural cavity caused by a puncture of the lungs

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Pneumohemothorax

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Air and blood in the pleural cavity

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Pulmonary embolism

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Occlusion in the pulmonary circulation

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Sinusitis

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Inflammation of the sinuses

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Tonsillitis

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Acute or chronic inflammation of the tonsils

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Upper respiratory infection (URI)

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infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract

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Endoscopy

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Examination inside a body cavity with flexible endoscope

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Bronchoscopy

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Use of a flexible endoscope, called a bronchoscope to examine the airways

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Nasopharyngoscopy

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Use of a flexible endoscope to examine nasal passages

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Examination methods

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Techniques used during physical examinations

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Auscultation

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To listen (physical examination)

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Percussion

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Physical examination method of tapping the body

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Lung biopsy

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Removal of a small piece of lung tissue for examination

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Radiology

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X-ray imaging

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Lobectomy

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Removal of a lobe of a lung

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Pneumonectomy

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Removal of an entire lung

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Thoracentesis

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Puncture for aspirations of the chest

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Tonsillectomy

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Excision of the palatine tonsil

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

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Method of artificial respiration and chest compressions to move oxygen to blood (when heart has stopped)

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Endotracheal intubation

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Passage of a tube into the trachea via nose or mouth

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Antibiotic

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Drug that kills or inhibits the froth if microorganism

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Anticoagulant

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A drug that dissolves or prevents the formation of thrombi or emboli

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Histamine

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A compound in the body that is released by injured cells during allergic reactions

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Bronchodilator

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A drug that dilates the muscular walls of the bronchi

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Expectorant

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A drug that breaks up mucus and promotes coughing

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