Session 31: Respiratory System Flashcards by Matthew Jackson

Q

Aero-

A

Air

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Aerophagia

A

Swallowing air

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Anaerobic

A

Grows without air

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Aspiro-

A

Inhaling

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Aspiration

A

Breathing in a foreign substance

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Asthma (root)

A

Panting

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Asthma (term)

A

Constriction and obstruction of airways

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Broncho-

A

Windpipe

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Bronchodilator

A

Something that opens the small airways

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Bronchi

A

Airway branches off the trachea

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Acapnia

A

A deficiency of carbon dioxide in the blood and tissues

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Capnophile

A

Bacteria that grow best in carbon dioxide

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

COPD

A

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Crepitare

A

Rattle, crackle

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Crepitation

A

Crackling sounds

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Expectorare

A

To expel from the chest

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Expectorate

A

To spit

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Halitus

A

Exhalation

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Halitosis

A

Offensive odorous breath

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Laryngo-

A

To bellow (voice box)

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Laryngoscope

A

Instrument to view the voice box

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Laryngoplegia

A

Paralysis of the voice box

Q

Naso-

A

Nose

Q

Nasolacrimal

A

Pertaining to the tear duct and nose

-oxia

Oxygen

Anoxia

No oxygen

Hypoxia

Decreased oxygen

Pneumo-/-pnea

Breath

Apnea

No breathing

Dyspnea

Difficulty breathing

Pneumonia

Inflammation of the lungs with congestion

Pulmo-

Lung

Cardiopulmonary

Pertaining to the heart and lungs

Cardiopulmonary

Pertaining to the heart and lungs

Rales

Throat rattle

Rales

Fine crackles sounds in the lungs

Respiro-

Breathing

Respiration

Act of breathing

Rhonchus (root)

A snoring sound

Rhonchus (term)

A continuous snoring sound in throat, trachea, or bronchi

Sphyxis

Pulse

Asphyxia

(Literally “lack of pulse”) contemporary meaning is “suffocation”

Spiro-

To breath

Spirogram

Graph of respiratory movements

Stetere

Snore

Stertorous

Snoring or similar snoring

TB

Tuberculosis

Tussis

Cough

Antitussive

Cough suppressant

Pertussis

Whooping cough (bacterial disease)

URI

Upper Respiratory Infection

Ventilo-

To fan

Ventilate

To replace air in an enclosed space