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Respiratory System Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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Carbon Dioxide

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tasteless, colorless. oderless gas produced by body cells during metabolism.

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Cartilage

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tough, elastic CT that is more rigid than ligaments but less dense than bone.

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Cilia

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minute, hairlike structures that extend from the surface of a cell

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diffuse

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to move or spread out a substance at random, rather than by chemical reaction or application of external forces.

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oxygen

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tasteless, oderless, colorless gas essential for human respiration

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pH

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symbol that indicates the degree of acidity or alkalinity..

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serous membrane

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thin layer of tissue that covers internal body cavities and secretes a fluid that keeps the membrane moist, also called serosa.

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nas/o

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nose

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rhin/o

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plasty- surgical repair

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sept/o

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septum

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sinus/o

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sinus, cavity

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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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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trache/o

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trachea

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Bronchi/o

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bronchus

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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alveol/o

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alveoulus

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneum/o or pneumon/o

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air, lung

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pulmon/o

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lung

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anthrac/o

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coal, coal dust

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atel/o

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incomplete, imperfect

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coni/O

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dust

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cyan/o

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blue

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lob/o

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lobe

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orth/o

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straight

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pector/o; steth/o; thorac/o

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chest

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phren/o

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diaphragm; mind

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spir/o

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breathe

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capnia

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CO2

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OSMIA

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SMELL

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PHONIA

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VOICE

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ONEA

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BREATHING

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PTYSIS

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SPITTING

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THORAX

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CHEST

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BRADY

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SLOW

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DYS

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BAD, PAINFUL

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EU

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GOOD, NORMAL

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TACHY

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RAPID

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Crackle

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Intermittent sounds caused by exudates, spasms, hyperplasia, or when air enters moisture filled alveoli

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Rhoncus

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Cont. sound heard during inspiration and expiration caused by secretions in larger airways and commonly resembling snoring

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Stridor

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High pitched, harsh sounds caused by spasm or swelling of larynx or obstruction in upper airway

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Wheeze

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Whistling or sighing that results from narrowing of the lumen of the respiratory passageway

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Acidosis

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Excessive acidity of body fluids

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Anosmia

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Abscemce of sense of smell

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Apnea

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Disorder which breathing stops repeatedly during sleep, resulting in blood deoxygenation, causing patient to awaken, gasping for air, sleep apnea

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Central CSA

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Form of sleep apnea that occurs when the brain fails to stimulate breathing muscles causing brief pauses in breathing

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Obstructive OSA

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Most common form of sleep apnea caused by upper airway blockage that prevents an adequate flow of air to the lungs

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Mixed

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Type of sleep apnea that occurs when central sleep apnea and obstructive sleep apnea occur simultaneously

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