Chapter 7: Respiratory System Flashcards
1
Q
nas/o
A
nose
2
Q
rhino/o
A
nose
3
Q
sept/o
A
septum
4
Q
sinus/o
A
sinus
5
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx
6
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
7
Q
tonsil/o
A
tonsils
8
Q
epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
9
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
10
Q
trache/o
A
trachea
11
Q
bronchi/o
A
bronchus
12
Q
brochiol/o
A
bronchiole
13
Q
alveo/o
A
alveolus
14
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
15
Q
pneum/o
A
air;lung
16
Q
pneumon/o
A
lung
17
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
18
Q
anthrac/o
A
coal, coal dust
19
Q
atel/o
A
incomplete
20
Q
coni/o
A
dust
21
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
22
Q
lob/o
A
lobe
23
Q
orth/o
A
straight
24
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
25
pector/o
chest
26
steth/o
chest
27
thorac/o
chest
28
phren/o
diaphram
29
spir/o
breathe
30
-capnia
carbon dioxide
31
-osmia
smell
32
-phonia
voice
33
-pnea
breathing
34
-ptysis
spitting
35
-thorax
chest
36
eu-
good
37
dys-
bad or difficult
38
crackle
intermittent sound caused by spasms or when air enters moisture filled alveoli
39
rhonchus
continuous sound heard during breathing sounds like snoring
40
stridor
high-pitched sound casue by spasm or swelling
41
wheeze
whistling sound from narrowing of the lumen
42
acidosis
excessive acidity of body fluids
43
coryza
acute inflammation of membranes of nose
44
croup
inflammation of laynx, trachea, bronchial passages usually in children
45
deviated nasal septum
displacement of cartilage of nostrils
46
epistaxis
nosebleed
47
pertussis
whooping cough
48
pleural effusion
fluid in the pleural cavity
49
tuburculosis
A fatal disease through droplets
50
empyema
pus in the pleural cavity
51
cystic fibrosis
mucus becomes thick
51
emphysema
decreased alveolar elasticity
52
exudate
fluid high in protein
53
transudate
fluid that resembles serum
54
consolidation
loss of sponginess of lungs due to engorgement
