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Respiratory System Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
Q

What are the three parts of the pharynx?

A

Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx

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2
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What is the process of airflow to the lungs?

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Nose/mouth
Pharynx
Epiglottis
Larynx
Trachea
Right main bronchus/left main bronchus
Alveoli
(Diaphragm helps move lungs)
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3
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Air sacs that allow for gas exchange

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Alveoli

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4
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Membrane that surrounds the lungs

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Pleura

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5
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Most superficial layer of the pleura

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Parietal Pleura

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6
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Deep layer of the pleura

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Visceral Pleura

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7
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Space between pleura layers

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Intrapleural space

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8
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Two other terms for collapsed lung due to increased pressure in the intrapleural space

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Pneumothorax

Atelectasis

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9
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Suffix for breathing

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-pnea

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10
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Normal breathing

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Eupnea

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Rapid breathing

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Tachypnea

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12
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Slow breathing

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Bradypnea

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13
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Positional breathing

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Orthopnea

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14
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Period of no breathing

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Apnea

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15
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Low oxygen in body

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Hypoxia

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16
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Fainting/loss of consciousness

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Syncope

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17
Q

Suffix for coughing up chest secretions

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-ptysis

18
Q

Coughing up blood

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Hemoptysis

19
Q

What does URI stand for?

A

Upper respiratory infection

20
Q

Two names for the common cold

A

Upper respiratory infection

Coryza

21
Q

Fluid in lungs

A

Pneumonia

22
Q

Type of breathing that sounds like rattles, crackles, and air passing through mucus

A

Rales

23
Q

Type of breathing where one is wheezing

A

Rhonchi

24
Q

Hyperreatic airway disease where lungs are reacting to a stimuli that it shouldn’t be

A

Asthma

25
Q

What are two types of chronic bronchitis?

A

Asthma

COPD

26
Q

What does COPD stand for?

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

27
Q

A type of COPD where the walls of alveoli are destroyed which leads to a decreasing gas exchange that is caused by genetics or smoking

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Emphysema

28
Q

What is the genetic cause of emphysema?

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Alpha 1 antitrypsindeficiency

29
Q

Noun for fever

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Pyrexia

30
Q

What are the meds used to reduce a fever?

A

Antipyretic

31
Q

Adjective for feverish

A

Febrile

32
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Adjective for no fever

A

Afebrile

33
Q

Suffix for swallowing/eating

A

-phagia

34
Q

Suffix for speaking

A

-phonia

35
Q

Loss of speech ability

A

Aphonia

36
Q

Impairment of speech

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Dysphonia

37
Q

Incision in trachea

A

Tracheotomy

38
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Opening in trachea

A

Tracheostomy

39
Q

Surgical puncture of thoracic cavity to withdraw fluid

A

Thoracentesis

40
Q

Fluid produced by irritated pleura

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Pleural Effusion

41
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What does PE stand for/mean?

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Pulmonary embolism

Traveling blood clot that lodges in lung

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