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Respiratory System Flashcards

1
Q

What are the three parts of the pharynx?

A

Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx

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Process of air flow to lungs

A 
Nasal cavity/mouth
Pharynx
Epiglottis
Larynx
Trachea
Right main/primary bronchus
Left main/primary bronchus
Alveoli
Diaphragm (helps move muscles)
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3
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Alveoli

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Air sacs that allow gas exchange in blood

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Pleura (Pleurae)

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Membrane surrounding the lungs

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Parietal Pleura

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Superficial layer of membrane surrounding the lungs

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Visceral Pleura

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Deep layer of membrane surrounding the lungs

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7
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Intrapleural Space

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Space between the parietal and visceral pleurae

Pressure is less than atmospheric pressure so it helps prevent collapsing

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8
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Pneumothorax

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Collapsed lung because of increased pressure in the intrapleural space

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9
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What is another name for collapsed lung?

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Atelectasis

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10
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Example of a spontaneous pneumothorax

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Ruptured blister on parietal pleura

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11
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Example of a traumatic pneumothorax

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GSW

Stabbed

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12
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Suffix -pnea

A

Breathing

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Eupnea

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Normal breathing

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Tachypnea

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Rapid breathing

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Bradypnea

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Slow breathing

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Orthopnea

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Positional breathing

Have to be in a certain position to breathe accurately

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Apnea

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Period of no breathing

Most common is sleep apnea

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18
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What might apnea cause?

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Hypoxia

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19
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Hypoxia

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Low oxygen levels in body

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20
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STAT

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As soon as possible

Fast

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21
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Statim

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Immediately

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22
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Syncope

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Fainting

Loss of consciousness

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23
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Suffix -ptysis

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Coughing up a chest secretion

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24
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Hemoptysis

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Coughing up blood

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25
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URI

A

Upper respiratory infection
Common cold
Caused by virus

26
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Another term for common cold

27
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Pneumonia

A

Fluid in the lungs

High death rate in young and old

28
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What are the causes of pneumonia?

A

Virus, bacteria, fungal, chemical

29
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Breath sounds (2)

A

Rales

Rhonchi

30
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Rales

A

Rattles
Crackles
Air passing through mucus/sputum

31
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Rhonchi

A

Wheezing

Air passing through narrowed air passages

32
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Reasons for an air passage to be narrow

A

Infection or asthma

33
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Asthma

A

Hyperreatic airway disease
Reacting to stimulus it shouldn’t be
Smooth muscle constriction in airways

34
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Sputum

A

Coughed up fluid (mucus)

35
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Bronchitis

A

Inflammation of the bronchi

36
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Acute bronchitis

A 
Short term
Came on suddenly
Fast acting
Short lived
Viral or bacterial
37
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Chronic Bronchitis

A

Long term

Long lived

38
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Types of chronic bronchitis

A

Asthma

COPD

39
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COPD

A

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

40
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Type of COPD

41
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Emphysema

A

Walls of alveoli are destroyed leading to a decreased gas exchange

42
Q

Causes of emphysema

A

Smoking

Genetic

43
Q

Genetic cause of emphysema

A

Alpha 1 Antitrypsindeficiency

44
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Pyrexia

A

Noun

Fever

45
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Antipyretic

A

Meds to lower fever

46
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Febrile

A

Adj
Describes a fever
“a febrile child”

47
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Afebrile

A

Adj

Describes no fever

48
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Suffix -phagia

A

Swallowing/eating

49
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Suffix -phonia

50
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Aphonia

A

Loss of speech ability

51
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Dysphonia

A

Impairment of speech

52
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One cause of dysphonia

A

Laryngitis

53
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Laryngitis

A

Inflammation of larynx

54
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Pharyngitis

A

Inflammation of pharynx

Sore throat

55
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Tracheotomy

A

Incision made into the trachea

56
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Tracheostomy

A

Opening in trachea
After tracheotomy
Held open by a tube to allow for air passage

57
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Thoracentesis

A

Surgical puncture of the thoracic cavity to withdraw fluid

58
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Pleural Effusion

A

Fluid produced by irritated pleura

59
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Mesothelioma

A

Lung tumor produced due to exposure to asbestos or taconite dust of iron mining

60
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Pneumonectomy

A

Surgical removal of a lung

61
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DVT

A

Deep vein thrombosis
Blood clot in deep veins in body
Typically where blood pools

62
Q

PE

A

Pulmonary embolism
Traveling blood clot (thrombosis)
Lodges in the lungs (pulmonary)

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