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Chapter 9 Flashcards

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nas/o

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nose

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rhin/o

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nose

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sept/o

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partition

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olfact/o

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smell

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sinus/o

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sinus

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tonsil/o

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tonsil

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pharyng/o

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throat

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palat/o

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palate

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laryng/o

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voice box

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trache/o

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trachea/windpipe

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bronch/o

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bronchi

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alvel/o

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small sac

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13
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cost/o

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ribs

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thorac/o

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chest cavity

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pneum/o

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lung/air

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pulm/o

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lung

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pleur/o

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membrane surrounding lung

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18
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respiration

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diffusion of gases bw atmosphere and body

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ventilation

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intake fresh air

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nares

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external opening to respiratory tract

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nasal turbinate

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scroll like cartilage covered w/ vascular mucous membranrs

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nasogastric tube

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tube through nose to stomach

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cilia

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thin hairs

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nasopharynx

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throat posterior to nasal cavity and dorsal to soft palate

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oropharynx

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throat bw soft palate and epiglottis

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laryngopharynx

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throat dorsal to larynx - voice box and esophagus

27
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epiglottis

A

lid covering larynx

28
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diaphragmatic hernia

A

displacement of organs through diaphragm

29
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apnea

A

absence of breath

30
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dyspnea

A

difficult breathing

31
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bradypnea

A

abnormal slow breathing

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tachypnea

A

abnormal increased breathing

33
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agonal breathing

A

respiration near death/extreme suffering

34
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tidal volume

A

amount of air exchanged during one normal breath

35
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wheeze

A

high pitched whistling sounds - rhonchi

36
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stridor

A

snoring, squeaking, whistling - airway narrowing

37
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bronchoalveloar lavage

A

collection of fluid from bronchia/alveoli via endoscope or endotrach tube

38
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laryngoscope

A

instrument to visually examine voice box

39
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phlegm

A

thick mucus secreted from respiratory lining

40
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thoracocentesis

A

puncture of chest w/ needle to obtain fluid from pleural cavity

41
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asphyxiation

A

interruption of breathing resulting in lack of O2

42
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aspiration

A

inhalation of foreign substance into upper respiratory tract

43
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atelectasis

A

incomplete expansion of alveoli/collapse of lung

44
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bronchitis

A

inflammation of bronchi

45
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epistaxis

A

nosebleed

46
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hemothorax

A

blood in chest cavity

47
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laryngospasm

A

sudden flutter/closure of voice box

48
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pneumonia

A

congestion/inflammation of the lungs

49
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pneumothorax

A

abnormal accumulation gas/fluid in chest cavity

50
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pyothorax

A

accumulation of pus in chest cavity

51
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snuffles

A

URT disease in rabbits

52
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stenotic nares

A

narrowed nostrils

53
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URI

A

upper respiratory infection

54
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antitussive

A

anti cough

55
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endotracheal intubation

A

passage of tube though oral cavity -> pharynx -> larynx -> trachea

56
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patent

A

open, unobstructed

57
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stoma

A

opening on body surface

58
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tracheostomy

A

surgical creation of opening into windpipe

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