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Vet tech 108
Respiratory system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A pulmonary air sac | Alveolus |
| Pus in the chest | Pyothorax |
| Cartilage bilaterally located at the laryngeal opening | Arytenoid |
| The compound formed in plasma by combining H2O and CO2 (Two Words) | Carbonic Acid |
| Slow Breathing | Bradypnea |
| Air in the chest cavity | Pneumothorax |
| Coughing up blood | Hemoptysis |
| The chondral structure that creates a seal over the laryngeal opening during swallowing | Epiglottis |
| Canine infectious __________ (Kennel Cough) | Tracheobronchitis |
| Within the trachea | Endotracheal |
| A cough suppressant | Antitussive |
| A tube placed from the nose to the stomach | Nasogastric |
| Blood in the chest | Hemothorax |
| Abnormally increased pCO2 | Hypercapnia |
| Pertaining to across the trachea | Transtracheal |
| The absence of breathing | Apnea |
| The oxygen-saturated compound that gives erythrocytes their bright red color | Oxyhemoglobin |
| The sum of tidal volume, plus inspiratory and expiratory reserve volumes (2 Words) | Vitalcapacity |
| Pathogenesis or the cause of disease | Etiology |
| Rapid Breathing | Tachypnea |
| Difficulty Breathing | Dyspnea |
| Oxygen deficiency | Hypoxia |
| The major muscle of respiration that divides the chest and abdomen | Diaphragm |
| Blueness of the mucous membranes | Cyanosis |
| To appear quite clinically ill from a nonlethal disease | Morbidity |
| A nosebleed | Epistaxis |
| The nose and throat | Nasopharynx |
| Bronchostenosis | Bronchiarctia |
| An instrument used to measure CO2 concentrations | Capnograph |
| Reconstructive surgery of the nose | Rhinoplasty |
| Positional diffculty breathing, such that the animal probably sits or stands with its head extended and elbows abducted | Orthopnea |
| A state of below normal tidal volume | Hypoventildtion |
| An emergency incision into the trachea to provide a patent airway | Tracheotomy |
| A short-headed animal, like a boston terrier or persian cat | Brachycephalic |
| Puncture of the chest | Thoracentesis |
| A small, muscular, achondral pulmonary airway | Bronchiole |
| Muscle found between the ribs | Intercostal |
| Collapse of the lungs | Atelectasis |
| The throat | Trachea |
| The tissue that lines the chest cavity and its organs | Pleura |
| The volume of air moved in a normal, complete respiratory cycle | Tidal |
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