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respiratory system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| breathing | ventilation |
| tasteless, colorless, odorless gas produced by the body cells during metabolism. Blood carries this to the lungs which then exhale it. | Carbon Dioxide (Co2) |
| Tough, elastic connective tissue that is more rigid than ligaments but less dense than bones. Tip of the nose and outer ear are composed of this. | Cartilage |
| hairlike structure. | cilia |
| to move or spread a substance at random, rather than by chemical reaction or application of external force. | Diffuse |
| moist tissue layer lining hollow organs and cavities of the body that open to the environment, also called mucosa. | mucous membrane |
| tasteless, colorless, odorless gas essential for human respiration. | oxygen (o2) |
| Symbol that indicates the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance. potential hydrogen. | pH |
| Wall dividing two cavities. | septum |
| Thin layer of tissue that covers internal body cavities and secretes a fluid that keeps the membrane moist. also called serosa. | serous membrane |
| receptors for the sense of smell | olfactory neurons |
| posterior to the nose | nasopharynx |
| posterior to the mouth | oropharynx |
| superior to the larynx | laryngopharynx |
| muscular tube that serves as a passageway for food and air | pharynx |
| pharyngeal tonsils or collection of lymphoid tissues | adenoids |
| located in the oropharynx and known just as tonsils. They protect the opening to the respiratory tract from microscopic organisms. | palatine tonsils |
| voice box | larynx |
| leaf shaped structure on top of the larynx which seals off the air passage to the lungs during swallowing | epiglottis |
| windpipe. composed of smooth muscle embedded with c-shaped rings of cartilage which provide rigidity to keep the air passage open. | trachea |
| smaller and smaller branches of the bronchus | bronchioles |
| tiny air sacs | alveoli |
| space between the left lung and the right lung. contains the heart, the aorta, esophagus, and bronchi. | mediastinum |
| covers the lobes of the lungs and folds over to line the walls of the thoracic cavity. | pleura |
| membrane closest to the lung | visceral pleura |
| lines the thoracic cavity | parietal pleura |
| space between these two membranes. contains small amount of lubricating fluid. | pleural cavity |
| large muscular partition. assists in changing the volume of the thoracic cavity to produce the needed pressure differential for ventilation. | diaphragm |
| air leaves the lungs | expiration |
| draws air into the lungs. | inspiration |
| process by which o2 is taken from the air and carried to body cells for their use. | respiration |
| breathing. involuntary action. | pulmonary ventilation |
| exchange of o2 and Co2 between body cells and the blood in the blood in systematic capillaries. | internal respiration |
| Exchange of o2 and Co2 between the alveoli and the blood in the pulmonary capillaries. | external respiration |
| occurs when blood, aided by the cardiovascular system, transports Co2 to the lungs and O2 to the body cells. | transport of respiratory gases |
| nose | nas/o |
| nose | rhin/o |
| septum | sept/o |
| sinus, cavity | sinus/o |
| incision of the sinuses performed to improve ventilation or drainage in unresponsive sinusitis | sinustomy |
| adenoids | adenoid/o |
| tonsillitis | tonsill/o |
| pharynx (throat) | pharyng/o |
| epiglottis | epiglott/o |
| larynx (voice box) | laryng/o |
| paralysis | -plegia |
| trachea (windpipe) | trache/o |
| performed to correct a narrow or stenotic trachea | tracheoplasty |
| bronchus (bronchi) | bronchi/o |
| bronchus (bronchi) | bronch/o |
| dilation, expansion | -ectasis |
| associated with various lung conditions and is accompanied by chronic infection | bronchiectasis |
| flexible tube that is passed through the nose or mouth to enable inspection of the lungs and collection of tissue biopsies and secretions for analysis. | bronchoscope |
| bronchiole | bronchiol/o |
| alveolus; air sac | alveol/o |
| pleura | pleur/o |
| air, lung | pneum/o |
| air, lung | pneumon/o |
| lung | pulmon/o |
| coal, coal dust | anthrac/o |
| incomplete, imperfect | atel/o |
| incomplete dilation of the lung, also called airless lung or collapsed lung | atelectasis |
| abnormal condition, increase | -osis |
| abnormal condition of coal dust in the lung, also called black lung disease. chronic occupation disease found in coal miners and those associated with the coal industry. | anthracosis |
| dust | coni/o |
| cold temperature, heart failure, lung diseases and smothering cause unsual blueness of the skin and mucous membranes due to build up of carbon dioxide in the blood. | cyanosis |
| lobe | lob/o |
| performed when a malignancy is confined to a single lobe of any lobed organ, such as the lungs, liver and thyroid gland. | lobectomy |
| oxygen | ox/i |
| oxygen | ox/o |
| instrument for measuring | -meter |
| below, deficient, under | hyp- |
| chest | pector/o |
| chest | steth/o |
| chest | thorac/o |
| pain | -algia |
| pain | -dynia |
| chest pain | thoracodynia, pectoralgia, thoracalgia |
| diaphragm, mind | phren/o |
| involuntary contraction, twitching | -spasm |
| breathe | spir/o |
| carbon dioxide suffix | -capnia |
| smell | -osmia |
| voice | -phonia |
| includes hoarseness, fatigue or decreased projection. bad quality of voice | dysphonia |
| breathing | -pnea |
| spitting | -ptysis |
| coughing or spitting up of blood | hemoptysis |
| chest | -thorax |
| pus | py/o |
| pus in the chest. usually caused by penetrating chest wound or spreading infection from another part of the body. | pyothorax (or empyema) |
| good, normal | eu- |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. respiratory disorders that produce a chronic partial obstruction of the air passages. | COPD |
| produces spasms in the bronchial passages that may be sudden and violent (paroxysmal) and lead to dyspnea. | asthma |
| inflammation of the bronchi caused mainly by smoking or air pollution. Characterized by the swelling of the mucousa and a heavy productive cough that is commonly accompanied by chest pain. | Chronic Bronchitis |
| characterized by decreases elasticity of the alveoli. The alveoli can expand but are unable to contract to original size. | emphysema |
| worldwide epidemic | pandemic |
| occurs every 2 to 3 years, highly infectious & virulent | influenza type a |
| usually limited geographically, tends to be less severe, | influenza type b |
| mild & not associated with epidemics | influenza type c |
| muscle pain | myalgia |
| any abnormal fluid in the pleural cavity | pleura effusion |
| listening to the sounds made by organs of the body using a stethoscope | ausculation |
| gentle tapping on the chest with the fingers and listening to the resultant sounds to determine the position, size or consistency of the underlying structure. | percussion |
| noninflammatory fluid that resembles serum but with slightly less protein. results from an imbalance in venous-arterial pressure or a decrease of protein in blood. | transudate |
| usually high in protein and commonly contains blood and immune cells. common causes include tumors, infections, and inflammation | exudate |
| when air enters the pleural space | pneumothorax |
| pleural effusions of serum | hydrothorax |
| blood pleural effusion | hemothorax |
| surgical puncture of the chest using a hollow-bore needle | thoracocentesis, thoracentesis |
| communicable disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. also known as the acid-fast bacillus | tuberculosis |
| alive | viable |
| any inflammatory disease of the lungs, can be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, chemicals or other agents that cause lung inflammation | pneumonia |
| affecting only one lobe of the lung in pneumonia | lobar pneumonia |
| pneumonia resulting from inhalation of food of liquid | aspiration pneumonia |
| pneumonia associated with AIDS | pneumocystis pneumonia |
| infectious | opportunistic |
| hereditary disorder of the exocrine glands that causes the body to excrete extremely thick mucus which clogs the ducts of the pancreas and digestive tract and sweat glands. | cystic fibrosis |
| condition in which lungs no longer function effectively, threatening the life of the patient. | Acute respiratory distress sydrome |
| aka: infant respiratory distress syndrome. | Hyaline Membrane Disease |
| a phospholipid substance that helps keep the alveoli open | surfactant |
| repeated breathing pattern characterized by fluctuation in the depth of respiration: first deeply, then shallow, and then not at all. usually caused by diseases that affect the respiratory centers of the brain | Cheyne-Stokes Respiration |
| head cold or upper respiratory infection. acute inflammation of the membranes of the nose, | coryza |
| abnormal respiratory sound heard on auscultation, caused by exudates, spasms, hyperplasia, or when air enters moisture filled alveoli, also called rale | crackle |
| common childhood condition involving inflammation of the larynx, trachea, bronchial passages and sometimes lungs | croup |
| displacement of cartilage dividing the nostrils that causes reduced air flow and sometimes nose bleeds | deviated nasal septum |
| life threatening infection of the epiglottis and supraglottic structures that occurs most commonly in children between 2 and 12 | epiglottitis |
| nasal hemorrhage or nosebleed | epistaxis |
| enlargement of the terminal phalanges of the fingers and toes commonly associated with pulmonary disease | finger clubbing |
| oxygen deficiency in body tissues, usually a sign of respiratory impairment | hypoxemia |
| acute, infectious disease characterized by a cough that has a whoop sound. also called whooping cough. | pertusis |
| inflammation of the pleural membrane characterized by a stabbing pain that is intensified by coughing or deep breathing, also called pleuritis | pleurisy |
| disease caused by inhaling dust particles, including coal dust (antrhacosis), stone dust (chalicosis), and asbestos particles (asbestosis) | pneumoconiosis |
| accumulation of extravascular fluid in tissues in the alveoli, most commonly caused by heart failure | pulmonary edema |
| blockage in an artery of the lungs caused by a mass of undissolved matter. | pulmonary embolism |
| abnormal breath sounds heard on auscultation of an obstructed airway | rhoncus |
| high pitched, harsh, adventitious breath sound caused by a spasm or swelling of the larynx or an obstruction of the upper airway | stridor |
| completely unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently normal, healthy infant, usually less than 12 months | sudden infant death |
| whistling or sighing sound heard on auscultation that results from the narrowing of the lumen of the respiratory passageway. | wheeze |
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mackenzie.morris