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