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Session 7: Respiratory System Flashcards

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Adenoid

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Adenoids

small masses of lymph tissue in the nasopharynx

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Alveol

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Alveolus (singular)
Alveoli (plural)
(Tiny air sacs in the lungs)

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Atel

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Incomplete, imperfect

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Bronch, bronchi

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Bronchial tube, bronchus

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Bronchiol

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Brionchiole

A smaller branch of the bronchial tube

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Coni

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Dust

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Cyan

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Blue

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Epiglot

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Epliglottis

A flap of tissue that covers the larynx during swallowing

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Hem, Hemat

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Blood

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Hydr

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Water

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Laryng

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Larynx (voicebox)

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Lob

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Lobe

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Nas

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Nose

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Olig

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Scanty, few

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Or

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Mouth, oral cavity

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Orth

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Straight

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Ox, Oxi

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Oxygen

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Pector

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Chest

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Pharyng

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Pharynx (throat)

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Phre

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Diaphragm

A muscle that separates the chest and abdomen; it is the most important muscle for breathing

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Platy

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Flat

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Pleur

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Pleura

A dobuple-layered membrane that enfolds the lungs

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Pneum, pneumon, pneumat

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Lung, air

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Pulmon

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Lung

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Py

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Pus

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Rhin

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Nose

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Sept

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Septum

A partition or wall; the nasal seputm divides the nose into right and left sides

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Sinus

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Sinus

Sinuses are air cavities within the facial bones

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Spir

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Breathe

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Steth

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Chest

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Thorac

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Chest

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Tonsill

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Tonsills

Small masses of lymph tissue located in the oropharynx

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Trache

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Trachea (windpipe)

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-algia

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-caphnia

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Carbon Dioxide

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-ectasis

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Dilation or expansion

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-ectomy

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Removal or excision

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-emia

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-ia

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Condition of

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ion, -tion

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logist

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Specialist in the study of

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-logy

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-meter

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Instrument to measure

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-metry

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Process of measuring

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-osmia

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-pathy

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-phonia

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-pnea

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-ptysis

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-rrhea

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Flow or discharge

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-scope

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Instrument to view

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-scopy

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Process of visually examining

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-sphyxia

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-stomy

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To form an opening

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-thorax

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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-tomy

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a-, an-

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brady-

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dys-

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Bad, difficult, painful

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eu-

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good, normal

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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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hypo-

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Deficient, below

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in-

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peri-

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tachy-

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Auscultation

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Listening to sounds within the body, usually with a stethoscope.

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Percussion

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Tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes.

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Rales

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Abnormal crackling sounds heard when listening to the chest.

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