Respiratory System Flashcards

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Upper respiratory tract

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Nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx,epiglottis

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Lower respiratory tract

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Trachea, lungs, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli

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3
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Combing forms for nose

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Nas/o and rhin/o

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4
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Paired external openings to respiratory tract

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Nostrils or nares

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5
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Endotherm or Warm blooded animals nasal passages

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Nasal turbinates or meatus

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6
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Combining form for passageway or opening

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Meat/o

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7
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Rostral part of nostrils and nasal cavity

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Vestibule

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8
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Combining form for partition

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Sept/o

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9
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Responsible for smell

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Olfactory receptors

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10
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a slimelike sub-stance that is composed of glandular secretions, salts, cells, and leukocytes. helps to moisten, warm, and filter the air as it enters the nose.

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Mucus

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11
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Lymphatic tissue that
protects the nasal cavity and proximal (upper) throat

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Tonsils

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12
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Combining form for tonsils

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Tonsil/o

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13
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air-filled or fluid-filled space in bone with mucous membrane lining. The functions to provide mucus, to make bone lighter, and to help to produce sound.

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Sinus
Sinus/o

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14
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Throat or passage way for lower respiratory and gastrointestinal tract

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Pharynx
Combining form pharynx/o

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15
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portion of the throat posterior to the nasal cavity and dorsal to (above) the soft palate.

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Nasopharynx

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16
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portion of the throat dorsal to the larynx that opens into the voice box and esophagus

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Laryngopharynx

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17
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portion of the throat between the soft palate and epiglottis.

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Orophraynx

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18
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Covers larynx and prevents food from enter trachea

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Epiglottis

19
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Located between pharynx and trachea
Contains paired membranes that produce sound

20
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Air passes from larynx to lungs through windpipe

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Trachea
Combining form trache/o

21
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Two branches at distalend of trachea

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Bronchi
Branching from trachialbifurcation
Combining form bronch/o

22
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Bronchial tree structure

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Primary or principal bronchi, secondary bronchi, tertiary or segmental bronchi, bronchioles or bronchioles , terminal bronchiole, alveoli
-ole means small
Combining form bronchiol/o

23
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Grape like cluster at end of bronchiole where gas exchange occurs

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Alveoli
Combining form alveol/o

24
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liquid that reduces alveolar sur-face tension.

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Surfactant

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Well defined portion of lung
Lobe Combining form lob/o
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Combining forms mean lung or air
Pneum/o Pneumon/o
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Combining form for lung
Pulm/o Pulmon/o
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Functional parts of organ
Parenchyma
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Framework of organ
Stroma
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Region between lungs housing heart, aorta, lymph nodes, trachea, part of bronchial tubes, nerves, thoracic ducts and thymus
Mediastinum
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Membranous sac encasing each lung
Pleura Combining pleur/o Plural pleurae
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Outer layer of membrane lining thoracic cavity
Parietal pleura
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Inner layer lining outside of lungs
Visceral pleura
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Separates thoracic and pleural cavities
Diaphragm Dia meaning across Phragm meaning wall phargm/o
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Enervates diaphragm
Phrenic nerve
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Drawing in of breathe
Inspiration or inhalation
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Release of breath
Exhalation or expiration
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Means breath or breathing
Spir/o
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Absence of breathing
Apnea
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Difficult or labored breathing
Dyspnea
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Abnormally slow respiratory rate
Bradypnea
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Abnormally high respiratory rate
Tachypnea
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Abnormally rapid deep breathing, resulting in low CO2
Hyperventilation
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Respirators near death or extreme suffering
Agonal breathing