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Pharynx ( throat ) Where air reaches from nose - serves as a passage way for food and air
Nasopharynx Nearest to nasal cavity
Oropharynx tonsils located here
Laryngopharynx voice box and the esophogus
Larynectomy Removal of the Larynx
trachea wind pipe - passage way for air
Mediastinum mid cavity of chest, that protects the heart
Hilum ( lung ) mdline regon where blood vessels, nerves, lymphatic tissue, bronchial tubes enter&exit the organ
Apex & Base upper most part of the lung Lower part of the lung
Bronchus branches off trachea acting as a passage way for air
Dyspnea an uncomfortable awareness of breathing difficulty breathing
Expectoration Materials are expelled from the lungs or bronchii
Hemoptysis spitting up the blood from the lungs or bronchii
Hypercapnia High carbon dioxide levels in the blood
Hypoxemia decreased oxygen in the blood
Orthopnea being able to breathe only in the up-right position
Phren/o refers to the diaphram
pulmonary parenchyma the essential cells of the lungs ( alveoli / bronchioles )
pyothorax collection of PUS n the Plural Cavity
Auscultation listening to the lungs using the stethoscope
Percussion tapping on a surface to determine the differences in density
Stridor strained, high pitched, noisy sound made on respiration
Croup Acute resp syndrome in children and infants; obstruction of larynx, barking cough, & stridor
Pertussis bact, infection of the pharynx, larynx, & trachea - WHOOPING COUGH * DPT SHOT
Asthma spasm/ narrowing of bronchi
Atelactisis incomplete expansion of alveoli; lung collapses
Pneumoconiosis abnormal condition caused by dust in the lungs , with chronic infmamation, infection, and bronchitis
Pulmonary Abscess collection of pus in the lungs
Endotracheal Intubation placing a tube thru the nose or mouth, thru pharynx & larynx , to establish an air way - ventilator use
Laryngoscopy visual exam of larynx
thorascopy exam of the pleural space , pleura, & lungs with a scope placed in a small incision in the ribs
tuberculin test PPD applied to the surtface of the skin
COPD chronic bronchitis, asthma, & emphysema * Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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