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Chapter Eight - Respiratory Flashcards

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Oxygen

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Life-supporting content of the air

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Pharynx

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Throat

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Larynx

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Voice box located at the entrance of the trachea

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Bronchial Tubes

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Primary branch off of a bronchus

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Hypoxia

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Decreased concentration of O2 in the blood due to low O2 availability or blockages that prevent O2 diffusing into the bloodstream

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Diaphragm

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Primary muscle for inspiration that divides the thorax and abdominopelvic cavities

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Ventilation

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Providing air

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Inhalation

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action of breathing in

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Exhalation

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action of breathing out

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Tachypnea

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Rapid breathing

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Dyspnea

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Difficulty breathing

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Sinusitis

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Inflammation of a nasal sinus

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Nasal Polyps

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Benign growth on the lining of the nose

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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Respiratory complication often associated with obesity

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Trachea

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Windpipe, connects larynx to primary bronchi of the lungs

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Hay Fever

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An allergy caused by pollen or dust

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Tonsillitis

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Inflammation of the tonsils

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Pharyngitis

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Inflammation of the throat

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Laryngitits

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Inflammation of the voice box

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Influenza

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Viral infection of the upper respiratory system

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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Used to describe many conditions (ex. chronic bronchitis) in which the exchange of respiratory gases is ineffective

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Bronchitis

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Inflammation of the bronchi may be acute or chronic

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Bronchial Asthma

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Chronic inflammation of the bronchi and bronchioles that has ramifications throughout the lung tissue

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Emphysema

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A crippling, noncontagious disease of chronic lung obstruction and destruction

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Pnemonia

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Acute inflammation of the lung in which air spaces in the lungs become filled with inflammatory exudate

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Legionnaire’s Disease

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Lung infection caused by the bacterium legionella pneumophila flulike symptoms

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Pleurisy

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Inflammation of the pleural membranes occuring as a complication of various lung diseases

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Pulmonary Tuberculosis

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Chronic infections disease characterized by necrosis of vital lung tissue

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Bronchogenic Carcinoma

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Lung cancer that arises from the bronchial tree

30
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Cystic Fibrosis

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Affects all exocrine glands, usually affecting children

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