Respiratory System Flashcards
alveolus
hollow sac; terminal element of respiratory tract where gas exchange occurs
alveol-
air sac
alveol-ar
pertaining to alveoli
bronchus
windpipe; one of two subdivisions of trachea
-ole
small
bronch/i-
bronchus
bronch/i-ole
increasingly smaller subdivisions of bronchi
cilium
eyelash; hairlike motile projection from the surface of cell
-ion
action; condition
ex-
out
-spirat-
breathe
ex-pirat-ion
breathe out
in-
into
in-spirat-ion
breathe in
-ion
action, conditon, process of
-ory
having the function of
olfact-
smell
olfact-ion
sense of smell
olfact-ory
relating to sense of smell
-gen
create
oxy-
oxygen
oxy-gen
gas essential for life
pharynx
throat; tube from back of nose to larynx
pharyng-
pharnx
pharyng-eal
pertaining to pharynx
pulmon-
lung
pulmon-ary
pertaining to lungs
pulmon/o-logy
study of lungs, or medical specialty of disorders of lungs
pulmon/o-logist
specialist in treating disorders of lungs
rale
rattle; crackle heard through a stethoscope when air bubbles thru liquid in lungs
-ation
process, formed from
re-
again
-spir-
breathe
-ator
person or thing that does something
-atory
pertaining to, produced by
re-spir-ation
process of breathing fundamental process of life used to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
re-spir-ator
another name for ventilator
re-spir-atory
pertaining to respiration
sputum
to spit; matter coughed up and spay out by indivs w respiratory disorders
trachea
windpipe; air tube from larynx to bronchi
-alis
pertaining to
trache/a
pertaining to trachea
-ize
action
cauter-
to burn
cauter-ize
branding iron; device to scar, burn, cut a tissue
cauter-ize-ation
act of cauterizing
coryza (rhinitis)
catarrh; acute inflammation of mucous membrane of nose
-ant
pertaining to
de-
take away
-congest-
accumulation of fluid
de-congest-ant
agent that reduces the swelling and fluid in nose and sinuses
epi-
above, upon
-stax-
fall in drops
epi-stax-is
nosebleed
naris
nostril
nas-
nose
nas-al
pertaining to nose
palate
palate; roof of mouth, floor of nose
para-
adjacent to
-nas-
nose
para-nas-al
adjacent to the nose
polyp
many feet; any mass of tissue that projects outward
rhin-
nose
rhin-itis
acute inflammation of nasal mucosa
septum
partition; thin wall separating two cavities or tissue masses
sinus
cavity; cavity or hollow space in a bone or other tissue
sinus-itis
inflammation of lining of sinus
-oid
resembling
aden-
gland
aden-oid
single mass of lymphoid tissue in midline at back of throat
a-
without
-pnea
breathe
a-pnea
absence of spontaneous respiration
-emia
condition of blood
hyp-
below
-ox-
oxygen
hyp-ox-emia
low oxygen level in arterial blood
hyp-ox-ia
decreased below normal levels of oxygen in tissues, gases, blood
hyp-ox-ic
deficient in oxygen
laryng/o-
larynx
-pharynx
pharynx, throat
laryng/o-pharanx
region of pharynx below of epiglottis that includes the larynx
nas/o-
nose
nas/o-pharynx
region of pharynx at back of nose and above the soft palate
-eal
pertaining to
nas/o-pharyng-eal
pertaining to nasopharanx
or/o-
mouth
or/o-pharynx
region at back of mouth between soft palate and tip of epiglottis
pharyng-itis
inflammation of pharynx
-graphy
process of recording
poly-
many
-somn/o-
sleep
poly-somn/o-graphy
test to monitor brain waves, muscle tension, eye movement, and oxygen levels in blood as patient sleeps
tonsil
tonsil; mass of lymphoid tissue on either side of throat at back of tongue
tonsil-itis
inflammation of tonsils
-ectomy
surgical excision
tonsill-ectomy
surgical removal of tonsils
croup
cry out loud; infection of upper airways in children characterized by barking cough
epi-
above
-glottis
mouth of windpipe
epi-glottis
leaf shaped plate of cartilage that shuts off larynx during swallowing
glottis
opening from oropharynx into larynx
in-tub-ation
insertion of tube into trachea
laryng/o-
larynx
-trache/o-
trachea
-bronch-
bronchus
laryng/o-trache/o-bronch-itis
inflammation of larynx, trachea, bronchi
larynx
organ of sound production
laryng-eal
pertaining to larynx
laryng-itis
inflammation of larynx
-scope
instrument of larynx
laryng/o-scope
hollow tube w light and camera used to visualize or operate on larynx
papilla
small pimple; any small projection
-oma
tumor, mass
papill-oma
benign projection of epithelial cells
stridor
harsh, creaking sound; high pitched noise made when there is a respiratory obstruction in larynx or trachea
voc-
voice
voc-al
pertaining to voice
diaphragm
muscular sheet separating abnormal and thoracic cavities
diaphragm/a-tic
pertaining to diaphragm
-ure
process
fiss-
split
fiss-ure
deep furrow cleft
lobe
lobe; subdivision of an organ or other part
lob-
lobe
lob-ar
pertaining to lobe
-ectomy
surgical excision
lob-ectomy
surgical removal of lobe
media-
middle
-stin-
partition
media-stin-um
area between lungs containing heart, aorta, venae cavae, esophagus, trachea
media-stin-al
pertaining to mediastinum
pleura
rib; membrane covering lungs and lining ribs in the thoracic cavity
pleur-
pleura
pleur-al
pertaining to pleura
-isy
inflammation
pleur-isy
inflammation of pleura
segment
to cut; section of organ or structure
brady-
slow
-pnea
breathe
brady-pnea
slow breathing
-osis
condition
cyan-
dark blue
cyan-osis
blue discoloration of skin, lips, nail beds due to low levels of oxygen in blood
cyan/o-tic
pertaining to or marked by cyanosis
dys-
bad, difficult
dys-pnea
difficult breathing
eu-
normal, good
eu-pnea
normal breathing
ex-
out
-hale
breathe
ex-hale
breathe out
-ate
pertaining to
ex-
out
-pector-
chest
ex-pector-ate
cough up and spit out mucus from respiratory tract
hem/o-
blood
-ptysis
spit
hem/o-ptysis
bloody sputum
hyper-
excessive
hyper-pnea
deeper and more rapid breathing than normal
in-hale
breathe in
phlegm
flame; abnormal amounts of mucus expectorated from resp tract
tachy-
rapid
tachy-pnea
rapid breathing
asthma
episodes of breathing difficulty due to narrowed or obstructed airways
-atic
pertaining to
asthm-atic
pertaining to or suffering from asthma
-ation
a process
auscult-
listen to
auscult-ation
diagnostic method of listening to body sounds w a stethoscope
-ectasis
dilation
bronch/i-
bronchus
bronch/i-ectasis
chronic dilation of bronchi following inflammatory disease and obstruction
bronch-itis
inflammation of bronchi
-ion
acion, condition
bronch/o-
bronchus
-constrict-
narrow
bronch/o-constrict-ion
reduction in diameter of bronchus
bulla
bubble; bubble-like dilated structure
cyst-ic fibr-osis
genetic disease in which excessive viscid mucus obstructs passages, including bronchi
em-
in, into
-physema
blowing
em-physema
dilation of respiratory bronchioles and alveoli
-capn-
carbon dioxide
hyper-capn-ia
abnormal increase of carbon dioxide in arterial bloodstream
hyper-secret-ion
excessive secretion of mucus (enzyme, waste products)
rhoncus
snoring; wheezing sound heard on auscultation of lungs; made by air passing through a constricted lumen
-ity
condition
viscos-
viscous, sticky
viscos-ity
resistance of fluid to flow
viscous
sticky fluid that is resistance to flow
aden/o-
gland
-carcin-
cancer
aden/o-carcin-oma
cancer arising from glandular epithelial cells
anthrac-
coal
anthrac-osis
lung disease caused by the inhalation of coal dust
anthrax
carbuncle; sever, malignant infectious disease
asbest-osis
lung disease caused by inhalation of asbestos particles
aspirat-
to breathe on
aspirat-ion
removal by suction of fluid or gas from body cavity
-ectasis
dilation
atel-
incomplete
atel-ectasis
collapse of part of lung
-genic
creation
bronch/o-genic
arising from bronchus
bronch/o-pneumon-ia
acute inflammation of walls of smaller bronchioles w spread to lung parenchyma
-ema
quality of, quantity of
em-
in, into
-py-
pus
em-py-ema
pus in a body cavity, particularly in pleural cavity
hem/o-thorax
blood in pleural cavity
parenchyma
to pour in; specific functional cells of glans or organ supported by connective tissue framework
pneum/p-coni-osis
fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of different dusts
-coni-
dust
pneumon-itis
inflammation of lunch parenchyma
pneum/o-
air, lung
-thorax
chest
pneum/o-thorax
air in pleural cavity
-oid-
resembling
sarc-
flesh
sarc-oid-osis
granulomatous lesions of lungs and other organ; cause unknown
silic-
silicon, glass
silic-osis
fibrotic lung disease from inhaling silica particles
-centesis
to puncture
thora-
chest
thora-centesis
insertion of needle into pleural cavity to withdraw fluid or air
tubercul-
nodule, swelling, tuberculosis
tubercul-osis
infectious disease that can infect any organ or tissue
-scopy
to examine, view
-scope
instrument for viewing
bronch/o-scopy
exam of inferior of tracheobronchial tree w endoscope
bronch/o-scope
endoscope used for bronchoscopy
endo-
inside
-trache-
trachea
endo-trache-al
pertaining to being inside trachea
mediastin/o-
mediastinum
mediastin/o-scopy
exam of mediastinum using endoscope
-meter
measure
spir/o-
to breathe
spir/o-meter
instrument used to measure respiratory volumes
-metry
process of measuring
spir/o-metry
use of spirometer
-tomy
surgical incision
thorac/o-tomy
incision through chest wall
tom/o-
cut, slive, layer
tom/o-graphy
radiographic image of a selected slice of tissue
trans-
across
trans-thorac-ic
going through chest wall
ultra-
beyond
-son/o-
sound
ultra-son/o-graphy
delineation of deep structures using sound waves
-or
one who does, that which does something
-dilat-
expand, open up
bronch/o-dilat-ion
agent that increased diameter of bronchus
cannula
reed; tube inserted into blood vessel or cavity as a channel for fluid or gas
immuniz-
make immune
immuniz-ation
administration of an agent to provide immunity
-lyt-
dissolve
muc/o-lyt-ic
agent capable of dissolving or liquefying mucus
-izer
line of action, affects in particular way
nebul-
cloud
nebul-izer
device used to deliver liquid medicine in a fine mist
pneumon-ectomy
surgical removal of lung
re-
back
-sect-
cut off
re-sect-ion
removal of a specific part of an organ or structure
-stomy
new opening
trache/o-stomy
insertion of tube into windpipe to assist breathing
trache/o-tomy
incision made into the trachea to create a tracheostomy
ventil-
wind
-ator
person or thing that does something
ventil-ator
device that breathes for patient
