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Chapter 8- Respiratory System Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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alveol/o

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Alveolus

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Bronch/o, bronchi/o

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Bronchus (pl. bronchi)

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Bronchiol/o

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Bronchiole

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Epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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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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Nas/o, rhin/o

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Nose

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Phren/o

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Diaphragm

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Pleur/o

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Pleura

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx (throat)

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Pnuem/o, pneumon/o, pulm/o, pulmon/o

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Lung

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Trache/o

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Trachea

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Breathing air into the lungs

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Inspiration

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Breathing out

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Expiration

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Labored or difficult breathing

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Dyspnea

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Abnormally slow breathing

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Bradypnea

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Acceleration in the number of breaths per minute

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Tachypnea

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Normal respiration

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Eupnea

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An increased respiratory rate or breathing that is deeper than normal

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Hyperpnea

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Absence of voice

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Aphonia

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The inability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs caused by improper functioning of the brain

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Aphasia

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Temporary absence of breathing

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Apnea

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A condition in which breathing is uncomfortable in any position except sitting erect or standing

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Orthopnea

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-pnea

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Breathing

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Growth protruding from a mucous membrane

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Polyp

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Material coughed up from the trachea, bronchi, and lungs

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Sputum

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Atel/o

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Imperfect

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Coni/o

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A relationship to dust

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Embol/o

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Embolus

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Home/o

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Sameness

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-ole

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Little

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Ox/o

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Oxygen

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Silic/o

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Silica

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Spir/o

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To breath (sometimes, spiral)

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Disorder characterized by respiratory insufficiency and hypoxemia

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Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

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Paroxysmal dsypnea accompanied by wheezing brought on by a spasm of the bronchial tubes or by the swelling of their mucous membranes.

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Asthma

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Incomplete expansion of a lung or a portion of it; airlessness or collapse of a lung that once had been expanded

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Atelectasis

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-ectasis

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Stretching

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radiography of the bronchi after injection of a radiopaque substance

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bronchography

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the record of the bronchi and lungs produced by bronchography

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bronchogram

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lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer-related death

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carcinoma of the lung

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disease process that decreases the lungs’ ability to preform their ventilatory function

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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chronic pulmonary disease characterized by an increase in the size of alveoli and by destructive changes in their walls, resulting in difficulty breathing

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emphysema

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acute, contagious respiratory infection, characterized by sudden onset, chills, headache, fever, and muscular discomfort

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influenza

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an abnormal protruding growth from the nasal mucosa

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nasal polyp

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inflammation of the pleura. It can be caused by infection, injury, or a tumor, or it can be a complication of certain lung diseases

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pleuritis/ pleurisy

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respiratory condition caused by inhalation of dust particles; frequently seen in people involved in occupations such as mining and stone cutting

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pneumoconiosis

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blockage of a pulmonary artery by foreign matter such as fat, air, tumor tissue, or a blood clot

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pulmonary embolism

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infectious respiratory disease spread by close contact with an infected person and caused by a coronavirus, fatality rate of approximately 3%

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severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

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form of pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of dust of stone, sand, quartz, or flint that contains silica. (workers that are frequently exposed to silica powder that is used in manufacturing processes)

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silicosis

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sudden, unexpected death of an apparently normal and healthy infant that occurs during sleep and with no physical or autopsy evidence of disease

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sudden infant death syndrome

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infectious disease caused by the bacterium Myobacterium tuberculosis. It is often chronic in nature and usually affects the lungs, although it can occur elsewhere in the body. The disease named for the tubercles- small rounded nodules- that are produced in the lungs by the bacteria

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Tuberculosis (TB)

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