Terminology 11 Flashcards
Adenoids
Collection of lymph tissue in nose pharynx
Aka tonsils
Apex of the lung is the uppermost part of the
Lung
Bronchioles
Smallest branches of the bronchi
Diaphragm
Muscle separating chest and abdomen
Epiglottis
Lid like piece of cartilage that covers larynx
Larynx
Voice box
Exhalation
Breathing out
The lobes of the lungs are
The divisions of the lungs
Mediastinum
Region between the lungs in chest cavity contains trachea,heart,aorta,esophagus,bronchial tubes
Trachea
Windpipe
Paranasal sinuses
Air containing cavities in the bones near the nose
Lob/o
Lobe of the lung
Lobectomy-removal of a lob of the lung
Nas/o
Paranasal
Nose
Around the nose
Phon/o
Voice
Dysphonia
Difficulty speaking
Phren/o
Diaphragm
Pneum
Air or lung
Pneumothorax
Abnormal air in the thorax
Pulmon/o
Lung
Epistaxis
Nose bleed
Pertussis
Whooping cough
Asthma
Bronchial airway obstruction due to spams of bronchi
Chronic bronchitis
Inflammation of the bronchi persisting for a long time
Atelectasis
Incomplete expansion of the air scas or collapsed functionless airless portion of the lung
Emphysema
Over inflation of airscacs with destruction of alveolar walls
Pneumonia
Acute inflammation and infection of alveoli wich fill with pus
Tuberculosis
Infectious disease caused by bacteria
Pulmonary angiography
Contrast, medium, injected into long blood vessels, and images are taken of arteries or veins 
Bronchoscopy
Visual exam of the bronchial tubes 
Tracheostomy
Creation of an opening into their neck and inserting a tube to facilitate passage of air
Endotracheal
Intubation to place through nose or mouth through pharynx, larynx and trachea establish airway
