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HEP MEDICAL TERMS > RESPIRATORY SYSTEM > Flashcards

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Flashcards

1
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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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Sinus/o

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Air filled pockets in skull, warms oxygen and keeps head lighter

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx (throat)

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5
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Laryng/o

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Larynx (voice box)

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Epiglott/o

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Epiglottis

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7
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Trache/o

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Trachea (wind pipe)

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8
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Trachea

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Trachea (wind pipe)

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Bronch/o

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Bronchi

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Bronchi/o

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Bronchi

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11
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Bronchiol

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Bronchiole

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Aveol/o

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Alveoli

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13
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Ox/i, ox/o, ox/y

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Oxygen

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14
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Pleur/o

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Thin membrane surrounding lungs

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15
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-pnea

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breathing

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Diaphragm

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Muscle below lungs, primary muscle

17
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Pulm/o, pulmon/o

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Pneu-, pneum/o, pneumon/o

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Somn/o

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Spir/o

21
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Thorac/o, -thorax

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chest cavity

22
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-oxia

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Abnormal condition of oxygen

23
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-capnia

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Carbon dioxide levels

24
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-phonia

25
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Sputum

26
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tidal volume

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regular breathing in and out

27
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inspiratory reserve volume

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extra amount of air after a regular inhale

28
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expiratory reserve volume

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extra amount of air after a regular exhale

29
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residual volume

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amount of air that remains in lungs which you can’t measure

30
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total lung capacity

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total amount of air contained in lungs

31
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vital capacity

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amount of air you can personally inhale and exhale

32
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functional residual capacity

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amount of air left after regular exhalation

33
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inspiratory capacity

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regular inhale and extra

34
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rales/crackles

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fluid in lungs

35
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rhonchi

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sounds like snoring

36
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wheezing

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highpitch sounds of narrow passage ways

37
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stridor

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wheeze like sound, blockage of windpipe

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