Chapter 7: The Respiratory System Flashcards
Absence of spontaneous respiration
Apnea
Aka air sacs, are the very small grape like clusters found at the end of each bronchioles
Alveoli
Often caused by streptococcus pneumonia, only form of pneumonia that can be prevented through vaccination
Bacterial pneumonia
An abnormally slow rate of respiration usually of less than 10 breaths per minute
Bradypnea
Medication that expands the opening of the passages into the lungs
Bronchodilator
Acute respiratory syndrome in children and infants characterized by obstruction of the larynx, hoarseness and a baking cough
Croup
Bluish discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen
Cyanosis
Aka shortness of breath, difficult or labored breathing
Dyspnea
Swelling
Edema
Lid like structure located at base of tongue
Epiglottis
Also known as a nose bleed, bleeding from the nose that is usually caused by injury
Epistaxis
The collection of blood in the plural cavity
Hemothorax
Shallow or slow respsoration
Hypopnea
Inflammation of the larynx
Laryngitis
Nerve endings that act as the receptors for sense of smell
Olfactory
Also known as whooping cough, contagious bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract
Pertussis
Thin, moist, slippery membrane that covers the outer surface of the lungs and lines the surface of rib cage
Pleura
Breathing
Pnea
Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of lungs and associated tissues
Pulmonologist
Accumulation of air in the pleural space causing a pressure imbalance that prevents the lung from fully expanding or can cause it to collapse
Pneumothorax
Also known as runny nose
Rhinorrhea
Mechanical device for artificial ventilation of the lungs
Ventilator
Sudden infant death syndrome
SIDS
Abnormally rapid rate of respiration usually of more than 20 breaths per minute
Tachypnea
Surgical treatment of lung cancer by removing all or part of a lung
Thoracotomy
Measure of breathing
Spirometry
