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Chapter 7: Respiratory System Flashcards

1
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Organs of the respiratory system

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nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs

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aer/o

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air

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anthrac/o

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coal

as in carbonate

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atel/o

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incomplete

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bronch/o, bronch/io

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bronchus

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alveol/o

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alveolus; air sac

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bronchio/o

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bronchiole

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coni/o

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dust

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyst/o

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sac

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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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hal/o

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to breathe

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lob/o

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lobe

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muc/o

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mucus

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nas/o

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nose

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ox/o, ox/i

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oxygen

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneum/o, pneumon/o

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lung, air

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rhin/o

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nose

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sept/o

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wall

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sinus/o

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sinus, cavity

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somn/o

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sleep

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spir/o

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breathing

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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tuss/o

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cough

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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-osmia

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scense of smell

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-phonia

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voice

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptysis

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spitting

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Flow of air between outside environment & lungs

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ventilation

35
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Flow of air into lungs

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inhalation

36
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flow of air out of lungs

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exhalation

37
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small hairs that line the opening of the nasal cavity

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cilia

38
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Thick and sticky secretions of membrane

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mucus

39
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membrane

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pleura

40
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anosmia

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lack of sense of smell

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anoxia

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unable to obtain oxygen from exhaled air

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apnea

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not breathing

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asphyxia

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lack of oxygen; can lead to unconsciousness & death

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asphyxia

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lack of oxygen; can lead to unconsciousness & death

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aspiration

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withdrawing fluid using suction; removing phlegm from patient’s airway; inhaling food/liquid into trachea

46
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bradypnea

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breathing too slowly; low respiratory rate

47
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bronchiectasis

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having dilated bronchi

48
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bronchospasm

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involuntary contraction of smooth muscle in bronchial walls

49
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cyanosis

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blue skin caused by low oxygen in blood

50
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dyspnea

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difficult or labored breathing

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epistaxis

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nosebleed

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eupnea

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normal breathing & respiratory rate

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hemoptysis

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cough up blood or blood-stained sputum

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hemothorax

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presence of blood in the chest cavity

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hypercapnia

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excessive carbon dioxide in the body

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hyperpnea

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taking deep breaths

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hyperventilation

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breathing too fast and too deep

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hypocapnia

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insufficient levels of carbon dioxide in the blood

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hypopnea

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taking shallow breaths

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hypoxia

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receiving insufficient amount of oxygen from inhaled air

61
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laryngoplegia

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paralysis of the muscles controlling the larynx

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orthopnea

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difficulty breathing made worse by lying flat

63
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pleurodynia

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pleural pain

64
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pyothorax

A

presence of pus in the chest cavity

65
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rhinorrhagia

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rapid flow of blood from the nose

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rhinorrhea

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fluid discharge from the nose; runny nose

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rhonchi

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musical sound during expiration; caused by bronchial tube spasms

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stridor

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harsh, high-pitched breath sound; indicates obstruction in the airway

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tachypnea

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breathing fast, high respiratory rate

70
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thoracalgia

A

chest pain; not angina pectoris

71
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tracheostenosis

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narrowing of the trachea

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