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Respiratory System Flashcards

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andenoid/o

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adenoids

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alveol/o

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alveolus

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bronchi/o, bronch/o

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bronchus

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diaphragmat/o, phren/o

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diaphragm

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lob/o

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lobe

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nas/o, rhin/o

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nose

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneum/o, pneumat/o,pneumon/o

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lung,air

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pulmon/o

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lung

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sept/o

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septum (wall off, fence)

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sinus/o

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sinus

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thorac/o

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thorax, chest, chest cavity

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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trache/o

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trachea

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atel/o

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imperfect,incomplete

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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muc/o

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mucus

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orth/o

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straight

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ox/i

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oxygen

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phon/o

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sound, voice

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py/o

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pus

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radi/o

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x-rays, ionizing radiation

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somn/o

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sleep

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son/o

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sound

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spir/o

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breathe, breathing

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tom/o

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to cut, section, or slice

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a-, an-

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absence of, without

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endo-

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within

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eu-

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normal, good

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poly-

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many, much

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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-algia

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pain

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-ar, -ary, -eal

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pertaining to

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-cele

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hernia or protrusion

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle)

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-ectasis

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stretching out, dilatation, expansion

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-emia

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in the blood

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-gram

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record, radiographic image

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-graph

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instrument used to record; record

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-graphy

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process of recording, radiographic imaging

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-metry

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measurement

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-pexy

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surgical fixation, suspension

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-pnea

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breathing

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-rrhagia

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rapid flow of blood

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-scope

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instrument used for visual examination

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-scopic

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pertaining to visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-spasm

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sudden, involuntary muscle contraction (spasmodic contraction)

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-stenosis

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constriction or narrowing

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-stomy

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creation of an artificial opening

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-thorax

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chest, chest cavity

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-tomy

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cut into, incision

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ABGs

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arterial blood gases

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AFB

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acid-fast bacilli

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ARDS

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acute respiratory distress syndrome

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C&S

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culture and sensitivity

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CPAP

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continuous positive airway pressure

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CF

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cystic fibrosis

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CO2

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carbon dioxide

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COPD

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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CT

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computed tomography

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CXR

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chest radiograph (chest x-ray)

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flu

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influenza

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IPF

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idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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LLL

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left lower lobe

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LTB

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laryngotracheobronchitis

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LUL

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left upper lobe

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O2

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oxygen

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OSA

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obstrusctive sleep apnea

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PE

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pulmonary embolism

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PFM

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peak flow meter

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PFTs

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pulmonary function tests

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PSG

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polysomnography

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RLL

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right lower lobe

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RML

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right middle lobe

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RUL

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right upper lobe

82
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SOB

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shortness of breath

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TB

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tuberculosis

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URI

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upper respiratory infection

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VPS

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ventilation-perfusion scanning

86
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Anatomy

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The respiratory system comprises the nose, pharynx, larynx, traches, bronchi, and lungs. The upper

respiratory tract includes the nose, pharynx, and larynx. The lower respiratory tract includes

the trachea, bronchi, and lungs.

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