Chapter 7 - Respiratory System Flashcards
Adenoid/o
Adenoids
Alveol/o
Alveolus; air sac
Atel/o
Incomplete; imperfect
Bronchi/o
Bronchus (plural, bronchi)
Bronch/o
Bronchus (plural, bronchi)
Bronchiol/o
Bronchiole
Coni/o
Dust
Cyan
Blue
Diaphragm/o
Diaphragm
Diaphragmat/o
Diaphragm
Epiglott/o
Epiglottis
Laryng/o
Larynx (Voicebox)
Lob/o
Lobe
Muc/o
Mucus
Nas/o
Nose
Orth/o
Straight
Ox/o
Oxygen
Ox/i
Oxygen
Pector/o
Chest
Pharyng/o
Pharynx (throat)
Phren/o
Diaphragm; mind
Pleur/o
Pleura
Pneum/o
Air; lung
Pulmon/o
Lung
Pneumon/o
Air; lung
Rhin/o
Nose
Sept/o
Septum
Steth/o
Chest
Sinus/o
Sinus, cavity
Spir/o
Breathe
Thorac/o
Chest
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
Trache/o
Trachea (Wind pipe)
-capnia
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
-osmia
Smell
-phonia
Voice
-pnea
Breathing
-ptysis
Spitting
-thorax
Chest
Brady-
Slow
Dys-
Bad painful difficult
Eu-
Good, normal
Tachy-
Rapid
Collapsed or airless lung
Atelectasis
Pus in the pleural cavity
Empyema
Abnormal breath sound commonly resembling snoring
Rhonchus
Deficiency of oxygen in the tissues
Hypoxia
Inflammatory fluid high in protein with blood and immune cells
Exudate
Absence or decrease in the sense of smell
Anosmia
Deficiency of oxygen in atrial blood
Hypoxemia
Genetic disease causing mucus to become unusually thick and sticky
Cystic fibrosis
A cute, contagious viral disorder of the respiratory tract
Influenza
Disease characterized by a decrease in alveolar elasticity
Emphysema
Spitting up blood
Hemoptysis
Nose bleed; nasal hemorrhage
Epistaxis
Excessive fluid in the lungs that induces cough and dyspnea
Pulmonary Edema
Non-inflammatory fluid that resembles serum but with less protein
Transudate
Displacement of the cartilage dividing the nostrils
Deviated septum
Acute inflammation of the membranes of the nose; also called rhinitis
Coryza
Potentially fatal disease spread through respiratory droplets
Tuberculosis
Inflammation of the pleural membrane
Pleurisy
Loss of sponginess of lungs due to engorgement
Consolidation
Whooping cough
Pertussis