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Chapter Twelve- Respiratory Flashcards

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Alveolus

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Air sac in the lung

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Apex of the lung

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Tip or uppermost portion of the lung

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Base of the lung

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Lower portion of the lung

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Bronchioles

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Smallest branches of the bronchi

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Bronchus

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Branch of the trachea that is a passageway into the lung; bronchial tube

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CO2

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Gas produced by body cells when oxygen and food combine; exhaled through lungs

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Cilia

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Thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract

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Diaphragm

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Muscle separating the chest and abdomen; makes breathing possible

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Epiglottis

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Lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering when swallowing

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Expiration

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Breathing out

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Glottis

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Slit opening to the larynx

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Hilum

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Midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lungs

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Inspiration

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Inhaling

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Larynx

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Voice box

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Lobe

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Division of a lung

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Mediastinum

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Region between the lungs in the chest cavity; contains trachea, heart, aorta, esophagus, and bronchial tubes

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Nares

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Openings through the nose carrying air into the nasal cavities

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O2

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Gas that passes into the bloodstream at the lungs and travels to all body cells

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Palatine sinus

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One of a pair of almond shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx

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Paranasal sinus

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One of the air cavities in the bones near the nose

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Parietal pleura

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Outer fold of pleura lying closer to the ribs and chest wall

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Pharynx

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Throat

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Pleura

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Double folded membrane surrounding each lung

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Pleural cavity

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Space between the folds of the pleura

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Pulmonary parenchyma

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Essential parts of the lung; bronchioles and alveoli

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Respiration

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Breathing

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Trachea

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Windpipe

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Visceral pleura

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Inner fold of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue

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Adenoids

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Lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx; pharyngeal tonsils

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30
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Adenoid/o

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Adenoids

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31
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Alverol/o

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Alveolus, air sac

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Bronch/o, bronchi/o

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Bronchial tube, bronchus

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Bronchiol/o

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Bronchiole, small bronchus

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Capn/o

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Carbon dioxide

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Coni/o

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Dust

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Epiglott/o

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Epiglottis

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Laryng/o

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Larynx, voice box

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Lob/o

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Lobe of the lung

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Mediastin/o

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Mediastinum

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Nas/o

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Nose

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Orth/o

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Straight, upright

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Ox/o

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Oxygen

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Pector/o

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Chest

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx, throat

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Phon/o

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Voice

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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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Pnem/o, pneumon/o

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Air, lung

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Pulmon/o

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Lung

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Sinus/o

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Sinus, cavity

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Spir/o

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Breathing

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Tel/o

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Complete

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Tonsill/o

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Tonsils

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Trache/o

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Trachea, windpipe

58
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-ema

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Condition

59
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-osmia

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Smell

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-pnea

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Breathing

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-ptysis

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Spitting

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-sphyxia

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Pulse

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-thorax

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Pleural cavity, chest

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Chest X-ray (CXR)

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Radiographic image of the thoracic cavity (chest film)

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Computed tomography scan of the chest

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Computer generated series of X-ray images show thoracic structures in cross section and other planes

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Magnetic resonance imaging of the chest (MRI)

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Magnetic waves create detailed images of the chest in frontal lateral and cross-sectional planes

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Positron emission tomography (PET) scan of the lung

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Radioactive glucose is injected and images reveal metabolic activity in the lungs

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Ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scan

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Detection device records radio activity in the lung after injection of a radio isotope or inhalation of small amount of radioactive gas (xenon)

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Bronchoscopy

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Fiberoptic endoscope examination of the bronchial tubes

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Endotracheal intubation

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Placement of a tube through the mouth into the pharynx, larynx, and trachea to establish an airway

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Laryngoscopy

A

Visual examination of the voicebox

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Lung biopsy

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Removal of lung tissue followed by microscopic examination

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Mediastinoscopy

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Endoscopic visual examination of the mediastinum

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Pulmonary function tests (PFTs)

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Tests that measure the ventilation mechanics of the lungs; i.e., airway function, lung capacity, lung volume, and capacity of the lungs to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide efficiently

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Thoracentesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the pleural space

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Thoracotomy

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Large surgical incision of the chest

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Thoracoscopy (thorascopy)

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Visual examination of the chest via small incisions and use of an endoscope

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Tracheostomy

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Surgical creation of an opening into the trachea through the neck

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Tuberculin test

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Determines past or present tuberculous infection based on a positive skin reaction

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Tube thoracostomy

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Chest tube is passed through an opening in the chest to continuously drain a pleural effusion

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