UNIT 7! Flashcards
-algia
Pain
a-
No
Without
Negative
Alveol/o
Alveolus
Air sac
Small sac
an-
No without
Anthrac/o
Coal
Coal dust
Atel/o
Incomplete
Imperfect
brady-
Slow
Bronch/o
Bronchi/o
Bronchus
Bronchial tube
Cyan/o
Blue
dys-
Bad
Painful
-ectasis
Stretching
Dilation
Enlargement
-ectomy
Surgical removal
-epiglott/o
Epiglottis
eu-
Good
Normal
Easy
Well
hem/o
Blood
hyper-
Increased
hypo-
Decreased
-ia
Abnormal condition
-ic
Pertaining to
-itis
Inflammation
laryng/o
Larynx
Throat
lob/i
lob/o
Lobe
-metry
To measure
nas/o
Nose
-ologist
Specialist
-osis
Abnormal condition
Disease
-ostomy
Surgically creating an opening
-otomy
Surgical incision
ox/i
ox/o
ox/y
Oxygen
Pharyng/o
Throat
Pharynx
phon/o
Sound
phren/o
Diaphragm
-plasty
Surgical repair
-plegia
Paralysis
Stroke
pleur/o
Pleura
Side of body
-pnea
Breathing
pneum/o
pneumu
pneu-
Lung
Air
-ptysis
Spitting
pulm/o
pulmon/o
Lung
rhin/o
Nose
-rrhagia
Bleeding
-rrhaphy
Surgical suturing
-rrhea
Flow or discharge
-scopy
Visual examination
Sept/o
Infection
Partition
Sinus/o
Sinus
-spasm
Sudden involuntary contraction
Tightening
Cramping
Spir/o
To breath
-stoma
Mouth
Oral cavity
Tachy-
Fast
Rapid
Thorac/o
-thorax
Chest
Trache/o
Trachea
Windpipe
Where is the heart, aorta, esophagus, and trachea located?
Mediastinum
What acts as a lid over the entrance to the trachea?
Epiglottis
What is the innermost layer of the pleura known as?
Visceral pleura
What sinuses are located just above the eyes?
Frontal
What are the smallest divisions of the bronchial tree ?
Bronchioles
During respiration, the exchange of gases takes place through the walls of the what?
Alveoli
What term means spitting blood or blood-stained sputum?
Hemoptysis
Black lung disease is the lay term for what?
Anthracosis
What term means abnormally rapid rate of respiration?
Tachypnea
The term meaning any voice impairment is what?
Dysphonia
First division of the pharynx
Nasopharynx
Second division of the pharynx
Oropharynx
Third division of the pharynx
Laryngopharynx
Voice box
Larynx
Windpipe
Trachea
The exchange of gases within the cells of the body is known as what?
Internal respiration
What is the term that describes the lung disease caused by cotton dust?
Byssinosis
What form of pneumonia that can be prevented through vaccinations?
Bacterial pneumonia
What term is commonly known as shortness of breath?
Dyspnea
The emergency procedure to gain access below a blocked airway is known as what?
Tracheotomy
The thick mucus secreted by the tissues that lines the respiratory passages is called what?
Phlegm
What is the medical term meaning an accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity?
Empyema
What is the medical name for the disease commonly known as whooping cough is known as?
Pertussis
What nerve stimulates the diaphragm and causes it to contract?
Phrenic
What is administered to prevent or relieve coughing?
Antitusside
ARDS
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
CF
Cystic fibrosis
FESS
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery
SIDS
Sudden infant death syndrome
URI
Upper respiratory infection
Inhaling a foreign substance into the upper respiratory tract can cause what pneumonia ?
Aspiration
What term means abnormally rapid deep breathing?
Hyperventilation
What term means the surgical repair of the trachea?
Tracheoplasty
When is the diaphragm relaxed?
Exhalation
The chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty, coughing, and wheezing is known as what?
Asthma
What term means an absence of spontaneous respiration ?
Apnea
What is the sudden spasmodic bleeding from the lungs called?
Pneumorrhagia
What is the term meaning pain in the pleura or in the side ?
Pleuralgia
A contraction of the smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles that tighten and squeeze the airway shut is known as what?
Bronchoconstriction
True or false?
A pulse oximeter is a monitor placed in the ear to measure the oxygen saturation level in the blood.
False
True or false?
In atelectasis, the lung fails to expand because air cannot pass beyond the bronchioles that are blocked by secretions.
True
True or false?
Croup is an allergic reaction to airborne allergens.
False
True or false?
Hypoxemia is the condition of below-normal oxygenation of arterial blood.
True
True or false?
Emphysema is the progressive loss of lung function in which the chest sometimes assumes an enlarged barrel shape.
True
A genetic disorder in which the lungs are clogged with large quantities of abnormally thick mucus.
Cystic fibrosis
Surgical removal of a portion of the pleura is known as what
Pleurectomy
What is the term for a surgical repair of the larynx?
Laryngoplasty
A medication that is used during asthma attacks with inhalers that expands the opening of the passages into the lungs
Bronchodilator
What does a flu shot prevent?
Influenza
What is the medical term for a nose bleed?
Epistaxis
What is the diagnosis if someone who has an accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity?
Hemothorax
What surgery is conducted to correct damage to the septum of the nose?
Rhinoplasty
What is the medical term for inflammation of the bronchial walls?
Bronchitis
The procedure which puts a permanent placement of a breathing tube is called what?
Tracheostomy
What is inflammation of the pleura known as?
Pleurisy
The substance ejected through the mouth and used for diagnostic purposes in respiratory disorders is known as what?
Sputum
What is the term meaning a bluish discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen ?
Cyanosis
What is the medical term that means paralysis of the vocal bands?
Laryngoplegia
The pattern of alternating periods of rapid breathing, slow breathing, and the absence of breathing is known as what?
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
