Quick & Easy MT Ch 8 The Respiratory System
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| Respiration | process that supplies oxygen to body cells Consists of one inspiration and one expiration
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| expiration | breathe air out of lungs
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| inspiration | breathe air into lungs
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| Homeostasis | state of equilibrium of the internal environment of the body
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| eupnea | normal respiration 15-20 breaths/min
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| phrenic | pertaining to the diaphragm
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| pleura | membrane surrounding the lungs
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| alveol/o | alveolus, plural is alveoli
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| bronch/o | bronchus, plural is bronchi
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| bronchiol/o | bronchiole
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| bronchi/o | bronchus, plural is bronchi
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| epiglott/o | epiglottis
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| laryng/o | larynx (voice box)
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| lob/o | lobe
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| nas/o | nose
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| rhin/o | nose
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| phren/o | diaphragm
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| pleur/o | pleura
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| pharyng/o | pharynx
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| pneum/o | lung sometimes air
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| pneumon/o | lung
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| pulm/o | lung
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| pulmon/o | lung
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| trache/o | trachea
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| dyspnea | labored or difficult breathing
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| apnea | absence of breathing
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| orthopnea | breathing is uncomforatable in any position except sitting erect or standing
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| bradypnea | abnormally slow breathing
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| tachypnea | abormally fast breathing (over 25 breaths/min)
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| hyperpnea | increased respiratory rate or breathing that is deeper than normal
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| hyperventilation | increased aeration of the lungs, CO2 levels reduced so disruption of homeostasis occurs
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| spirometry | measurement of the amount of air taken into and expelled from the lungs
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| hypoxia | less normal oxygen levels
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| anoxia | deficiency of oxygen
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| pulmonary edema | effusion (escape) of fluid into the air spaces and tissue spacerhos of the lungs
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| rhinorrhea | watery discharge from the nose
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| sinusitis | inflammation of a sinus
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| dysphonia | difficulty speaking or a weak voice
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| aphasia | inability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs. It is caused by improper functioning of the brain.
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| aphonia | loss of speech, origin in the larynx
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| sputum | material raised from inflamed mucous membranes of the repiratory tract
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| asthma | paroxysmal (sudden periodic attcks or recurrence of symptoms) dyspnea with wheezing
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| atelectasis | incomplete expansion of a lung, airlessness or collapse of a lung
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| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | disease process that decreases the ability of the lungs to perfom their ventilatory function
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| emphysema | COPD char by an increase in the size of the alveoli and by destructive changes in their walls, resulting in difficuly in breathing
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| hemothorax | blood in the pleural cavity
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| pulmonary embolism | the blockage of a pulmonary by foreign matter such as fat, air, tumor tissue, or a blood clot
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| tuberculosis (TB) | an infectious disease caused by bacterium.
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| tracheostomy | surgical opening in the windpipe (trachea)
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| ventilator | machine used for profound artificial ventilation of the lungs
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| mucolytics | medication that destroys or dissolves mucus
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| atel/o | imperfect
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| coni/o | dust
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| embol/o | embolus
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| home/o | sameness
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| -ole | little
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| ox/o | oxygen
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| -pnea | breathing
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| silic/o | silica
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| spir/o | to breathe
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